Where does “vàng son” come from?
vàng son (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Sơn, from French sol, from Spanish sol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos — whole.
vàng son (Vietnamese): golden
Definitions
- golden
Ancestry of “vàng son”, step by step
vàng son traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese Sơn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Sơn | — |
| 2 | French | sol | soil, earth; ground; floor |
| 3 | Spanish | sol | sun; sunlight; sunny side |
| 4 | English | Sol | The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth |
| 5 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 6 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 7 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |