Where does “cá voi sát thủ” come from?

cá voi sát thủ (Vietnamese) comes from English killer whale, from Spanish asesina-ballenas.

cá voi sát thủ (Vietnamese): a killer whale

Definitions

  1. a killer whale

Ancestry of “cá voi sát thủ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishkiller whaleA sea mammal related to dolphins and porpoises
2Spanishasesina-ballenas—
Every word from Spanish asesina-ballenas →Every word from English killer whale →