Where does “tên lửa” come from?

tên lửa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tên, from Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

tên lửa (Vietnamese): a rocket; a missile

Definitions

  1. a rocket; a missile

Ancestry of “tên lửa”, step by step

tên lửa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetêngiven name; name; person
2Proto-Slavic*tъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavictasthat
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Vietnamese lửa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselửafire
2Proto-Vietic-laːsfire
3Proto-Mon-Khmerslaasfire, to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas →Every word from Proto-Slavic *tъ →