Where does “sân thượng” come from?

sân thượng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sân, from French châle, from Hindi शाल, from Urdu شال, from Persian شال, from Hindi दुशाला, from Sanskrit द्विशाट.

sân thượng (Vietnamese): a terrace

Definitions

  1. a terrace

Ancestry of “sân thượng”, step by step

sân thượng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesâna yard; a ground for playing physical sports; a...
2Frenchchâleshawl
3HindiशालShorea robusta or the sāl tree; a kind of fish;...
4Urduشالshawl; scarf
5Persianشالshawl; scarf
6Hindiदुशालाshawl
7Sanskritद्विशाट—

via Vietnamese thượng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethượngupper; higher; top
2Chinese上—
Every word from Sanskrit द्विशाट →Every word from Hindi दुशाला →Every word from Persian شال →