Where does “nồi cơm điện” come from?

nồi cơm điện (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese điện, from Chinese 殿, from Sino-Tibetan *r-t(u/i)l.

nồi cơm điện (Vietnamese): electric rice cooker

Definitions

  1. electric rice cooker

Ancestry of “nồi cơm điện”, step by step

nồi cơm điện traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese điện

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđiệnelectricity; Short for dòng điện; Clipping of...
2Chinese殿—
3Sino-Tibetan*r-t(u/i)l—

via Vietnamese cơm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecơmcooked non-glutinous rice; a rice meal; meat;...
2Proto-Vietickəːmcooked rice

via Vietnamese nói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenóito speak, to talk, to say, to tell
2Chinese內—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *r-t(u/i)l →Every word from Chinese 殿 →Every word from Vietnamese điện →