Where does “sao y bản chính” come from?

sao y bản chính (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sáo, from Proto-Vietic k-raːwʔ.

sao y bản chính (Vietnamese): Used humorously to express surprise if two of something are highly similar

Definitions

  1. Used humorously to express surprise if two of something are highly similar

Ancestry of “sao y bản chính”, step by step

sao y bản chính traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sáo

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

via Vietnamese y

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseyhe; him; she; her; he/him, that...

via Vietnamese [[bản]] [[chính]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamese[[bản]] [[chính]]
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-raːwʔEvery word from Vietnamese sáo
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