Where does “vẫn còn” come from?
vẫn còn (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.
vẫn còn (Vietnamese): still, yet
Definitions
- still, yet
Ancestry of “vẫn còn”, step by step
vẫn còn 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 |
via Vietnamese ván
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ván | a plank; a game |
| 2 | French | valve | valve |
| 3 | Latin | valva | double or folding door; one leaf of such doors |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *wolVwā- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *wol-ew-o- | — |