Where does “bắn cung” come from?

bắn cung (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bắn, from Proto-Vietic pəɲʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer paɲʔ — to shoot.

bắn cung (Vietnamese): archery

Definitions

  1. archery

Ancestry of “bắn cung”, step by step

bắn cung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bắn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebắnto fire; to shoot
2Proto-Vieticpəɲʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerpaɲʔto shoot

via Vietnamese cung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecungpalace; bow; arc
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer paɲʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic pəɲʔ →Every word from Vietnamese bắn →