Where does “vòi hoa sen” come from?

vòi hoa sen (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sên, from French chaîne, from Middle French chaisne, from Old French chaene, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

vòi hoa sen (Vietnamese): shower device; showerhead

Definitions

  1. shower device; showerhead

Ancestry of “vòi hoa sen”, step by step

vòi hoa sen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesênslug; chain
2Frenchchaînechain; channel; warp
3Middle Frenchchaisnechain
4Old Frenchchaenechain
5Latincatēnachain
6Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Vietnamese hoá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehoámerchandise, goods; to turn; -ize; -ise
2Chinese和harmonious
3Japanese和peace, harmony, tranquillity, serenity; sum
4Middle Chinese和—

via Vietnamese vôi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevôilime
2Proto-Vietick-puːrlime
3Proto-Mon-Khmerknpurlime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Old French chaene →