Where does “Sài Gòn” come from?
Sài Gòn (Vietnamese) comes from Khmer ព្រៃនគរ, from Khmer នគរ, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Sài Gòn (Vietnamese): Saigon River (that rises near Phum Daung in southeastern Cambodia and empties into the Nhà Bè River)
Definitions
- Saigon River (that rises near Phum Daung in southeastern Cambodia and empties into the Nhà Bè River)
Ancestry of “Sài Gòn”, step by step
Sài Gòn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ព្រៃនគរ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ព្រៃនគរ | — |
| 2 | Khmer | នគរ | kingdom |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 4 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 5 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via Chinese 柴棍
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 柴棍 | wooden stick; firewood stick |