Where does “máy bay bà già” come from?

máy bay bà già (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese máy bay, from Vietnamese bày, from Proto-Vietic pər, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.

máy bay bà già (Vietnamese): older woman in a relationships with a much younger man

Definitions

  1. older woman in a relationships with a much younger man

Ancestry of “máy bay bà già”, step by step

máy bay bà già traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy bay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemáy bayairplane, aeroplane
2Vietnamesebàyto arrange; to dispose; to display
3Proto-Vieticpərto fly
4Persianپرfull; feather; wing
5Middle Persianpurr—
6Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Vietnamese bà già

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebà giàold woman; old lady; old lady
2Vietnamesebàa grandmother; an old woman; an old lady; you, my...
3Chinese爸—
4Chinese父—
5Komodopaʔfour
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
7Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás →