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