Where does “toà án” come from?

toà án (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese toà, from French toi, from Middle French toi, from Old French tei, from Latin tē, from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

toà án (Vietnamese): court

Definitions

  1. court

Ancestry of “toà án”, step by step

toà án traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese toà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesetoàShort for toà án; your Honor
2FrenchtoiYou
3Middle FrenchtoiAlternative form of toy
4Old FrenchteiAlternative form of toi
5Latintē—
6Latintūyou (singular); thou
7Proto-Italictūyou
8Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via Vietnamese ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese安—

Words derived from “toà án”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic tū →Every word from Latin tū →