Where does “sáng ngời” come from?

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

sáng ngời (Vietnamese): bright and light; shining with splendor

Definitions

  1. bright and light; shining with splendor

Ancestry of “sáng ngời”, step by step

sáng ngời traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sáng

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

via Vietnamese ngời

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengờishining; beaming; radiant
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer graaŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic g-raːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese sáng →