Where does “trẻ con” come from?
trẻ con (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese còn, from French alcool, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
trẻ con (Vietnamese): children; kids generally speaking
Definitions
- children; kids generally speaking
Ancestry of “trẻ con”, step by step
trẻ con traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese còn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | còn | to remain; to be left; to still have or exist; to... |
| 2 | French | alcool | alcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated... |
| 3 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 4 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 5 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 7 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |