Where does “tàu sân bay” come from?
tàu sân bay (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sân bay, from Vietnamese bày, from Proto-Vietic pər, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
tàu sân bay (Vietnamese): aircraft carrier
Ancestry of “tàu sân bay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | sân bay | airport |
| 2 | Vietnamese | bày | to arrange; to dispose; to display |
| 3 | Proto-Vietic | pər | to fly |
| 4 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 5 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |