Where does “trùm cuối” come from?
trùm cuối (Vietnamese) comes from Old French trum, from Proto-Celtic trummos, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.
trùm cuối (Vietnamese): final boss
Definitions
- final boss
Ancestry of “trùm cuối”, step by step
trùm cuối traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French trum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | trum | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | trummos | heavy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | trewd- | to push, to thrust |
via Vietnamese cuối
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | cuối | end, terminal part; bottom, lowest part; final,... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | gɔːjʔ ~ kɔːjʔ | end, extremity |