Where does “khai sáng” come from?

khai sáng (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 開, from English K, from English kilo-, from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.

khai sáng (Vietnamese): to open one's mind, to enlighten

Definitions

  1. to open one's mind, to enlighten

Ancestry of “khai sáng”, step by step

khai sáng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese
2EnglishKThe ordinal number eleventh, derived from this...
3Englishkilo-API; In the International System of Units and...
4Frenchkilo-kilo
5Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
6Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
9Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Vietnamese sáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesángmorning; bright
2Proto-Vieticg-raːŋwinnowing basket
3Proto-Mon-Khmergraaŋthreshing gear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from French kilo-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-
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