Where does “bò sát” come from?
bò sát (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sát, from Chinese 殺, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat.
bò sát (Vietnamese): a reptile
Ancestry of “bò sát”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | sát | to kill; very close to; adjacent; adjoining |
| 2 | Chinese | 殺 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *g/b-sat | — |