Where does “san phẳng” come from?

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

san phẳng (Vietnamese): to level

Definitions

  1. to level

Ancestry of “san phẳng”, step by step

san phẳng 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 phẳng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephẳnglevel, flat, even
2Proto-Taiʰwaŋᴮ—
Every word from Sanskrit द्विशाट →Every word from Hindi दुशाला →Every word from Persian شال →