Where does “ống hút” come from?

ống hút (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ông, from Proto-Vietic ʔɔːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔuŋ — wasp; hornet.

ống hút (Vietnamese): a drinking straw

Definitions

  1. a drinking straw

Ancestry of “ống hút”, step by step

ống hút traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ông

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseônggrandfather; grandpa; Sir; Mr; you, my...
2Proto-Vieticʔɔːŋhoney bee
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔuŋwasp; hornet

via Vietnamese hút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehútto absorb, to suck; to smoke; to attract
2Proto-Mon-Khmerhut—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔuŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔɔːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese ông →