Where does “áo thun” come from?

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

áo thun (Vietnamese): T-shirt

Definitions

  1. T-shirt

Ancestry of “áo thun”, step by step

áo thun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese áo

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

via Vietnamese thun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethunelastic
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔaawʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔaːwʔ →Every word from Vietnamese áo →