Where does “sáng sớm” come from?

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

sáng sớm (Vietnamese): early morning

Definitions

  1. early morning

Ancestry of “sáng sớm”, step by step

sáng sớm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sáng

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

via Proto-Indo-European sōm-

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