Where does “Công” come from?

Công (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ, from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ — fire.

Ancestry of “Công”, step by step

Công traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerkoŋto bend; to be bent; be bent
2Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire

via Japanese 攻め

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese攻め—
2Japanese攻めるattack; assault

via Chinese 共

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese共—

Words derived from “Công”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ →