Where does “sajgończyk” come from?
sajgończyk (Polish) comes from Polish Sajgon, 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.
sajgończyk (Polish): Saigonese
Definitions
- Saigonese
Ancestry of “sajgończyk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Sajgon | chaos |
| 2 | Vietnamese | Sài Gòn | Saigon River (that rises near Phum Daung in southeastern Cambodia and empties into the Nhà Bè River) |
| 3 | Khmer | ព្រៃនគរ | — |
| 4 | Khmer | នគរ | kingdom |
| 5 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 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 |