Where does “西貢” come from?
西貢 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 西貢, 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.
Ancestry of “西貢”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Chinese | 西貢 | — |
| 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 |