Where does “đốt sống” come from?

đốt sống (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sống, from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ.

đốt sống (Vietnamese): vertebra

Definitions

  1. vertebra

Ancestry of “đốt sống”, step by step

đốt sống traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesốnga spine; to live; living
2Proto-Vietick-roːŋʔback of the blade; alive; raw
3Proto-Mon-Khmerruŋʔ—

via Vietnamese đốt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđốtto burn, to set fire; to sting; joint; internode
2Proto-Vietictuːcto light; inter-node
3Proto-Mon-Khmert₁ut—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese sống →