Where does “Saigonese” come from?
Saigonese (English) comes from English Saigon, from Vietnamese Sài Gòn, from Khmer ព្រៃនគរ, from Khmer នគរ, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Saigonese (English): Related to Saigon; A person from Saigon; A...
Definitions
- Related to Saigon; A person from Saigon; A...
Ancestry of “Saigonese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Saigon | — |
| 2 | Vietnamese | Sài Gòn | — |
| 3 | Khmer | ព្រៃនគរ | — |
| 4 | Khmer | នគរ | kingdom |
| 5 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy, weighty; heavy in the stomach , difficult... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |