Where does “អុង” come from?

អុង (Khmer) comes from Vietnamese ông, from Proto-Vietic ʔɔːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔuŋ — wasp; hornet.

អុង (Khmer): a large narrow-mouthed water jug

Definitions

  1. a large narrow-mouthed water jug

Ancestry of “អុង”, step by step

អុង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ông

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseônggrandfather; grandpa; Sir; Mr; you, my...
2Proto-Vieticʔɔːŋhoney bee
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔuŋwasp; hornet

via Chinese Mandarin 王

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin王—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔuŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔɔːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese ông →