Where does “cột thu lôi” come from?

cột thu lôi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thứ, from Chinese 首, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *qV-luʔ — head.

cột thu lôi (Vietnamese): a lightning rod

Definitions

  1. a lightning rod

Ancestry of “cột thu lôi”, step by step

cột thu lôi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thứ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethứinferior in quality, second, second vice, under;...
2Chinese首neck
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*qV-luʔhead

via Vietnamese cột

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecộtpillar, column, pole

via Vietnamese lôi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselôito pull; to drag
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *qV-luʔ →Every word from Chinese 首 →Every word from Vietnamese thứ →