Where does “sáng chói” come from?

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

sáng chói (Vietnamese): dazzlingly bright; brilliant; sparkling; stunning

Definitions

  1. dazzlingly bright; brilliant; sparkling; stunning

Ancestry of “sáng chói”, step by step

sáng chói traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sáng

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

via Vietnamese chói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechóidazzling
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer graaŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic g-raːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese sáng →