Where does “chòm sao” come from?

chòm sao (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sáo, from Proto-Vietic k-raːwʔ.

chòm sao (Vietnamese): constellation

Definitions

  1. constellation

Ancestry of “chòm sao”, step by step

chòm sao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sáo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesáoblackbird; starling; myna
2Proto-Vietick-raːwʔ—

via Vietnamese chòm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechòmgrove, thicket, tuft; small hamlet
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-raːwʔ →Every word from Vietnamese sáo →