Where does “sáng bạch” come from?

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

sáng bạch (Vietnamese): broad daylight

Definitions

  1. broad daylight

Ancestry of “sáng bạch”, step by step

sáng bạch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sáng

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

via Vietnamese Bạch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseBạchcypress, cypress tree
2Middle Chinese白—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer graaŋ →