Where does “sàng lọc” come from?

sàng lọc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sáng, from Proto-Vietic g-raːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer graaŋ — threshing gear.

sàng lọc (Vietnamese): to screen or sift through in order to isolate the best or most acceptable

Definitions

  1. to screen or sift through in order to isolate the best or most acceptable

Ancestry of “sàng lọc”, step by step

sàng lọc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesángmorning; bright
2Proto-Vieticg-raːŋwinnowing basket
3Proto-Mon-Khmergraaŋthreshing gear

via Vietnamese lọc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselọcto filter, to purify, to cleanse; filtered,...
2Middle Chinese漉—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer graaŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic g-raːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese sáng →