Where does “sáng suốt” come from?

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

sáng suốt (Vietnamese): clear-sighted; insightful; wise; clairvoyant

Definitions

  1. clear-sighted; insightful; wise; clairvoyant

Ancestry of “sáng suốt”, step by step

sáng suốt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sáng

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

via Vietnamese suốt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesuốtthroughout, from end to end, entire; bobbin made...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer graaŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic g-raːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese sáng →
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