Where does “Vwnhgohvaz” come from?
Vwnhgohvaz (Zhuang) comes from Chinese 溫哥華, from English Vancouver, from English Coevorden, from Dutch koe, from Dutch voorde, from Middle Dutch vort, from Old Dutch furt, from Proto-Germanic furduz — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “Vwnhgohvaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 溫哥華 | — |
| 2 | English | Vancouver | The Vancouver system of reference citation |
| 3 | English | Coevorden | — |
| 4 | Dutch | koe | cow; a female of certain mammals, in particular... |
| 5 | Dutch | voorde | ford |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | vort | ford; escape route |
| 7 | Old Dutch | furt | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |