Where does “xe điện bánh hơi” come from?

xe điện bánh hơi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xe điện, from Vietnamese xế, from Vietnamese rửa, from French ajourer, from French ajour, from French à, from English avie, from French envie — in.

xe điện bánh hơi (Vietnamese): trolleybus, trolley bus (bus powered via overhead electric cables)

Definitions

  1. trolleybus, trolley bus (bus powered via overhead electric cables)

Ancestry of “xe điện bánh hơi”, step by step

xe điện bánh hơi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xe điện

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexe điệnan electric train
2Vietnamesexếwheeled vehicle; to be sinking; to be on the...
3Vietnameserửato wash something non-fabric and non-rice
4Frenchajourerto perforate
5Frenchajoura slit that lets in daylight
6Frenchàto; on the, to; at
7Englishavieemulously
8Frenchenviedesire, lust, urge; appetite, craving; envy
9Latininvidiaenvy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an...
10Latininvidusenvious; hostile, inimical
11LatininvideoI look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil...
12Latinīn-un-, non-, not
13Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
14Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
15Proto-Italicenin
16Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Vietnamese bánh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebánhany sweet, salty, or savory food prepared from...
2Frenchballe(small) ball
3Middle Frenchballeball; bundle
4Italianballalarge bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,...
5Old Frenchballe
6Medieval Latinballa
7Frankishballa
8Proto-Germanicballuzround object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Vietnamese hơi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehơislightly, somewhat, a little; vapor, steam;...
2Dutchhooihay; grass intended to be used as hay, grass to...
3Middle Dutchhôoi
4Old Dutchhōi
5Proto-Germanichawjąhay
6Proto-Germanichawwanąto hew, to chop; to forge
7Proto-Celticsukkospig (snout)
8Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
9Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
10Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én