Where does “Sài thành” come from?
Sài thành (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Sài Gòn, 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 — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “Sài thành”, step by step
Sài thành traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese Sài Gòn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Sài Gòn | Saigon River (that rises near Phum Daung in southeastern Cambodia and empties into the Nhà Bè River) |
| 2 | Khmer | ព្រៃនគរ | — |
| 3 | Khmer | នគរ | kingdom |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 5 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via Vietnamese Thành phố
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Thành phố | a city |