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Where does “trong sáng” come from?

trong sáng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sáng, from Proto-Vietic g-raːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer graaŋ — threshing gear.

trong sáng (Vietnamese): pure, bright; not stained; easy to understand,...

Definitions

  1. pure, bright; not stained; easy to understand,...

Ancestry of “trong sáng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesángmorning; bright
2Proto-Vieticg-raːŋwinnowing basket
3Proto-Mon-Khmergraaŋthreshing gear
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