Where does “điện Kremli” come from?

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

điện Kremli (Vietnamese): Kremlin

Definitions

  1. Kremlin

Ancestry of “điện Kremli”, step by step

điện Kremli 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 kremli

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