Where does “sáng dạ” come from?

sáng dạ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đá, from Chinese 肚, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l-tjwa — mouth; beak; food; stomach; mouth, beak, food,...

sáng dạ (Vietnamese): bright; intelligent; quick-witted

Definitions

  1. bright; intelligent; quick-witted

Ancestry of “sáng dạ”, step by step

sáng dạ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđárock, stone; ice as used for consumption or...
2Chinese肚—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanl-tjwamouth; beak; food; stomach; mouth, beak, food,...

via Vietnamese sáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesángmorning; bright
2Proto-Vieticg-raːŋwinnowing basket
3Proto-Mon-Khmergraaŋthreshing gear
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l-tjwa →Every word from Chinese 肚 →Every word from Vietnamese đá →