Where does “Sao Kim” come from?
Sao Kim (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kim, from Proto-Vietic kiːm, from Chinese 針.
Ancestry of “Sao Kim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | kim | metal; Metal, one of the Wu Xing; a needle |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | kiːm | — |
| 3 | Chinese | 針 | — |