Where does “áo khoác” come from?

áo khoác (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese áo, from Proto-Vietic ʔaːwʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔaawʔ — upper garment.

áo khoác (Vietnamese): coat, jacket

Definitions

  1. coat, jacket

Ancestry of “áo khoác”, step by step

áo khoác traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese áo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseáoa top; an outfit
2Proto-Vieticʔaːwʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔaawʔupper garment

via Vietnamese khoác

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhoácto drape over one's shoulders; to link; to...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔaawʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔaːwʔ →Every word from Vietnamese áo →