Where does “vàng chanh” come from?

vàng chanh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vàng, from French vin, from Middle French vin, from Old French vin, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

vàng chanh (Vietnamese): lime color

Definitions

  1. lime color

Ancestry of “vàng chanh”, step by step

vàng chanh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vàng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevàngyellow; gold
2Frenchvinwine
3Middle Frenchvinwine
4Old Frenchvinwine
5Latinvīnumwine
6Proto-Italicwīnomwine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Vietnamese chánh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechánhchief; head; head; chief; Alternative form of...
2Vietnamesechíwill; spirit; Central Vietnam and Southern...
3Proto-Bahnaricciːhead louse
4Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Italic wīnom →