Where does “ổ điện” come from?

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

ổ điện (Vietnamese): socket; power outlet

Definitions

  1. socket; power outlet

Ancestry of “ổ điện”, step by step

ổ điện 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 ổ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseổa nest; a space where a lot of beings of the same...
2Proto-Vieticʔuh—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *r-t(u/i)l →Every word from Chinese 殿 →Every word from Vietnamese điện →