Where does “trực thăng” come from?

trực thăng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese máy bay trực thăng, from Vietnamese máy bay, from Vietnamese bày, from Proto-Vietic pər, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás — to fill.

trực thăng (Vietnamese): helicopter

Definitions

  1. helicopter

Ancestry of “trực thăng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemáy bay trực thănghelicopter
2Vietnamesemáy bayairplane, aeroplane
3Vietnamesebàyto arrange; to dispose; to display
4Proto-Vieticpərto fly
5Persianپرfull; feather; wing
6Middle Persianpurr—
7Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “trực thăng”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás →