Where does “sáng láng” come from?

sáng láng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese làng, from French flan, from Old French flaon, from Late Latin fladonem, from Latin fladō, from Frankish flaþō, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂t-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

sáng láng (Vietnamese): clever; smart; bright; intelligent

Definitions

  1. clever; smart; bright; intelligent

Ancestry of “sáng láng”, step by step

sáng láng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese làng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselàngvillage; circles; world
2Frenchflanbaked custard tart; coin die
3Old Frenchflaonflan
4Late Latinfladonem
5Latinfladō
6Frankishflaþōflat-cake; flat cake; thin fried batter cake,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂t-broad, flat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Vietnamese sáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesángmorning; bright
2Proto-Vieticg-raːŋwinnowing basket
3Proto-Mon-Khmergraaŋthreshing gear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂t-
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