Where does “mai sau” come from?

mai sau (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sâu, from Urdu سو, from Sanskrit शत, from Sanskrit वत्सर, from Sanskrit वत्स, from Proto-Indo-Iranian watsás, from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wétos — year; year-old.

mai sau (Vietnamese): in the future

Definitions

  1. in the future

Ancestry of “mai sau”, step by step

mai sau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sâu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesâudeep; deeply; caterpillar
2Urduسوhundred
3Sanskritशतhundred, used with numerals thus; any very large...
4Sanskritवत्सरyear
5Sanskritवत्सa calf; the young of any animal, offspring,...
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwatsásyearling calf
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwots-ó-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwétosyear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwet-year; year-old

via Vietnamese mài

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemàito grind
2Proto-Vieticmeːʔ
3Proto-Mon-Khmermeeʔ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wet-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wétosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s