Where does “trầu cau” come from?

trầu cau (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cầu, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen, from Middle Dutch couwen, from Old Dutch kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

trầu cau (Vietnamese): betel and areca (esp. as betrothal gifts)

Definitions

  1. betel and areca (esp. as betrothal gifts)

Ancestry of “trầu cau”, step by step

trầu cau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cầu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecầua jianzi shuttlecock; a badminton shuttlecock;...
2Proto-Vietickaw—
3Dutchkauwento chew
4Middle Dutchcouwento chew
5Old Dutchkiuwanto chew
6Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
7Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

via Vietnamese trâu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrâua water buffalo, as opposed to a bò; enduring,...
2Proto-Vieticb-luːbetel
3Proto-Mon-Khmerml(əw)betel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan →