Where does “bủng búa” come from?

bủng búa (Tày) comes from Tày bủng, from Proto-Tai *ɓuŋꟲ.

bủng búa (Tày): creeping bindweed

Definitions

  1. creeping bindweed

Ancestry of “bủng búa”, step by step

bủng búa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tày bủng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tàybủngwater spinach
2Proto-Tai*ɓuŋꟲ—

via Tày búa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tàybúaspring onion
2Chinese符—
Every word from Proto-Tai *ɓuŋꟲ →Every word from Tày bủng →