Where does “chim cánh cụt” come from?

chim cánh cụt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cảnh, from Proto-Vietic *t-kɛːŋʔ, from Proto-Turkic kaŋ — father.

chim cánh cụt (Vietnamese): a penguin

Definitions

  1. a penguin

Ancestry of “chim cánh cụt”, step by step

chim cánh cụt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecảnhscenery; view; landscape; scene; state;...
2Proto-Vietic*t-kɛːŋʔ—
3Proto-Turkickaŋfather

via Vietnamese chìm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechìmto sink
2Proto-Vietic-ciːmbird
3Proto-Mon-Khmercimbird

via Vietnamese cụt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecụtcut off; shortened; being a frustum
2Proto-Mon-Khmersguut—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kaŋ →