Where does “cõi vĩnh hằng” come from?
cõi vĩnh hằng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cối, from Proto-Vietic t-koːlʔ — rice mortar.
cõi vĩnh hằng (Vietnamese): the world of the dead
Definitions
- the world of the dead
Ancestry of “cõi vĩnh hằng”, step by step
cõi vĩnh hằng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese cối
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | cối | a mortar; the container of a rice mill; a rice... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | t-koːlʔ | rice mortar |
via Vietnamese vĩnh hằng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | vĩnh hằng | eternal |