Where does “đất sỏi” come from?

đất sỏi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sỏi, from Proto-Vietic k-rɔːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kruəs.

đất sỏi (Vietnamese): flinty soil; gravelly soil

Definitions

  1. flinty soil; gravelly soil

Ancestry of “đất sỏi”, step by step

đất sỏi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sỏi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesỏipebble, gravel; accustomed to; acquainted with;...
2Proto-Vietick-rɔːs—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkruəs—

via Vietnamese đất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
2Proto-Vietictət—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kruəs →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-rɔːs →Every word from Vietnamese sỏi →
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