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Where does “vết” come from?

vết (Vietnamese) comes from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

vết (Vietnamese): to dredge, to cleanse the bottom; suit jacket;...

Definitions

  1. to dredge, to cleanse the bottom; suit jacket;...

Ancestry of “vết”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvestejacket
2Italianvestedress; clothes; appearance, capacity
3Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
4Latinlīnea—
5Latinlīnum—
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →