Where does “bày” come from?

bày (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic pər, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

bày (Vietnamese): to arrange; to dispose; to display

Definitions

  1. to arrange; to dispose; to display

Ancestry of “bày”, step by step

bày traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic pər

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticpərto fly
2Persianپرfull; feather; wing
3Middle Persianpurr—
4Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Proto-Vietic pəs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticpəsseven
2Proto-Mon-Khmerd₁pəlh—

via Proto-Mon-Khmer piʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerpiʔ—

Words derived from “bày”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás →