Where does “xương sên” come from?
xương sên (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...
xương sên (Vietnamese): astragalus
Definitions
- astragalus
Ancestry of “xương sên”, step by step
xương sên traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese sên
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | sên | slug; chain |
| 2 | French | chaîne | chain; channel; warp |
| 3 | Middle French | chaisne | chain |
| 4 | Old French | chaene | chain |
| 5 | Latin | catēna | chain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |
via Vietnamese xương
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | xương | bone |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | *ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ | — |