Where does “sao Mộc” come from?

sao Mộc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mộc, from Middle Chinese 木.

sao Mộc (Vietnamese): Jupiter

Definitions

  1. Jupiter

Ancestry of “sao Mộc”, step by step

sao Mộc traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mộc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemộcwoodworking; Wood, one of the Wu Xing; plain
2Middle Chinese木—

via Vietnamese sáo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesáoblackbird; starling; myna
2Proto-Vietick-raːwʔ—

via Chinese 木星

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese木星Jupiter planet
Every word from Middle Chinese 木 →Every word from Vietnamese mộc →