Where does “xương cả” come from?
xương cả (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cá, from French quart, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
xương cả (Vietnamese): capitate bone
Definitions
- capitate bone
Ancestry of “xương cả”, step by step
xương cả traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese cá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | cá | fish; to bet |
| 2 | French | quart | fourth; quarter; shift |
| 3 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Vietnamese xương
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | xương | bone |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | *ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ | — |