Where does “bay não” come from?

bay não (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bày, 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.

bay não (Vietnamese): to have your mind blown

Definitions

  1. to have your mind blown

Ancestry of “bay não”, step by step

bay não traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bày

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebàyto arrange; to dispose; to display
2Proto-Vieticpərto fly
3Persianپرfull; feather; wing
4Middle Persianpurr—
5Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Vietnamese não

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenãobrain, cerebrum
2Chinese腦—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-nəw-kbrain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →