Where does “máy bay trực thăng” come from?

máy bay trực thăng (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 trực thăng (Vietnamese): helicopter

Definitions

  1. helicopter

Ancestry of “máy bay trực thăng”, step by step

máy bay trực thăng 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 trực thăng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrực thănghelicopter

Words derived from “máy bay trực thăng

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás