Where does “ướt sũng” come from?

ướt sũng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese súng, from Proto-Vietic k-rəŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer d₂raŋ — horn.

ướt sũng (Vietnamese): sopping

Definitions

  1. sopping

Ancestry of “ướt sũng”, step by step

ướt sũng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese súng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesúngwater lily; gun
2Proto-Vietick-rəŋforest; horn
3Proto-Mon-Khmerd₂raŋhorn

via Vietnamese ướt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseướtwet
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkʔaacwet
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer d₂raŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-rəŋ →Every word from Vietnamese súng →