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Where does “ʔɔːŋ” come from?

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

ʔɔːŋ (Proto-Vietic): honey bee

Definitions

  1. honey bee

Ancestry of “ʔɔːŋ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerʔuŋwasp; hornet

Words derived from “ʔɔːŋ”

  • ong ong
  • mật ong
  • ong
  • ao᷄
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