Where does “ửng hồng” come from?

ửng hồng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hồng, from Proto-Vietic -hɔːŋʔ.

ửng hồng (Vietnamese): beautifully rosy red

Definitions

  1. beautifully rosy red

Ancestry of “ửng hồng”, step by step

ửng hồng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehồngpink; red; persimmon
2Proto-Vietic-hɔːŋʔ—

via Vietnamese ưng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseưnghawk; to like and accept
2Chinese應—
Every word from Proto-Vietic -hɔːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese hồng →