Where does “chim sâu” come from?
chim sâu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sâu, from Urdu سو, from Sanskrit शत, from Sanskrit वत्सर, from Sanskrit वत्स, from Proto-Indo-Iranian watsás, from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wétos — year; year-old.
chim sâu (Vietnamese): flowerpecker
Ancestry of “chim sâu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | sâu | deep; deeply; caterpillar |
| 2 | Urdu | سو | hundred |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शत | hundred, used with numerals thus; any very large... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वत्सर | year |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वत्स | a calf; the young of any animal, offspring,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | watsás | yearling calf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wots-ó-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wétos | year |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wet- | year; year-old |