Where does “ống khói” come from?

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

ống khói (Vietnamese): chimney

Definitions

  1. chimney

Ancestry of “ống khói”, step by step

ống khói 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 khói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhóismoke
2Proto-Vietick-hɔːjʔsmoke
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔuŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔɔːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese ông →