Where does “bắn súng” come from?

bắn súng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese súng, from Proto-Vietic k-rəŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer d₂raŋ — horn.

bắn súng (Vietnamese): shooting

Definitions

  1. shooting

Ancestry of “bắn súng”, step by step

bắn súng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese súng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesúngwater lily; gun
2Proto-Vietick-rəŋforest; horn
3Proto-Mon-Khmerd₂raŋhorn

via Vietnamese bắn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebắnto fire; to shoot
2Proto-Vieticpəɲʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerpaɲʔto shoot
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer d₂raŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-rəŋ →Every word from Vietnamese súng →