Where does “giun sán” come from?

giun sán (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sân, from French châle, from Hindi शाल, from Urdu شال, from Persian شال, from Hindi दुशाला, from Sanskrit द्विशाट.

giun sán (Vietnamese): parasitic worms generally speaking

Definitions

  1. parasitic worms generally speaking

Ancestry of “giun sán”, step by step

giun sán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesâna yard; a ground for playing physical sports; a...
2Frenchchâleshawl
3HindiशालShorea robusta or the sāl tree; a kind of fish;...
4Urduشالshawl; scarf
5Persianشالshawl; scarf
6Hindiदुशालाshawl
7Sanskritद्विशाट—

via Vietnamese giun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiuna worm
2Proto-Vieticp-luːnearthworm
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(b)ruun—
Every word from Sanskrit द्विशाट →Every word from Hindi दुशाला →Every word from Persian شال →