Where does “sao chổi” come from?

sao chổi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sáo, from Proto-Vietic k-raːwʔ.

sao chổi (Vietnamese): comet

Definitions

  1. comet

Ancestry of “sao chổi”, step by step

sao chổi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sáo

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

via Chinese 彗星

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese彗星comet
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-raːwʔ →Every word from Vietnamese sáo →