Where does “điện Cờ-rem-li” come from?

điện Cờ-rem-li (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese điện, from Chinese 殿, from Sino-Tibetan *r-t(u/i)l.

Ancestry of “điện Cờ-rem-li”, step by step

điện Cờ-rem-li traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese điện

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđiệnelectricity; Short for dòng điện; Clipping of...
2Chinese殿—
3Sino-Tibetan*r-t(u/i)l—

via Vietnamese cờ-rem-li

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecờ-rem-li—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *r-t(u/i)l →Every word from Chinese 殿 →Every word from Vietnamese điện →