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Where does “máy bay lên thẳng” come from?

máy bay lên thẳng (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 lên thẳng (Vietnamese): helicopter

Definitions

  1. helicopter

Ancestry of “máy bay lên thẳng”, step by step

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
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