Where does “ống tiêm” come from?

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

ống tiêm (Vietnamese): hypodermic syringe

Definitions

  1. hypodermic syringe

Ancestry of “ống tiêm”, step by step

ống tiêm 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 tiêm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetiêmto inject (medicine), to give a shot
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔuŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔɔːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese ông →