Where does “sát cánh” come from?

sát cánh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sát, from Chinese 殺, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat.

sát cánh (Vietnamese): to join hands, or to stand by someone for support and cooperation

Definitions

  1. to join hands, or to stand by someone for support and cooperation

Ancestry of “sát cánh”, step by step

sát cánh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesátto kill; very close to; adjacent; adjoining
2Chinese殺—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*g/b-sat—

via Vietnamese cảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecảnhscenery; view; landscape; scene; state;...
2Proto-Vietic*t-kɛːŋʔ—
3Proto-Turkickaŋfather
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