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Where does “ao᷄” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ao᷄”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticʔɔːŋhoney bee
2Proto-Mon-Khmerʔuŋwasp; hornet

Words derived from “ao᷄”

  • ong ong
  • mật ong
  • ong
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔuŋ →