Where does “ống nghiệm” come from?

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

ống nghiệm (Vietnamese): test tube

Definitions

  1. test tube

Ancestry of “ống nghiệm”, step by step

ống nghiệm 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 thí nghiệm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethí nghiệmexperiment, test
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔuŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔɔːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese ông →