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
Ancestry of “toà án”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | toà | Short for toà án; your Honor |
| 2 | French | toi | You |
| 3 | Middle French | toi | Alternative form of toy |
| 4 | Old French | tei | Alternative form of toi |
| 5 | Latin | tē | — |
| 6 | Latin | tū | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tū | you |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |