Where does “buồn nôn” come from?

buồn nôn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nón, from Proto-Vietic k-nɔːn, from Proto-Vietic kɔːn, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kuun — child.

buồn nôn (Vietnamese): nauseous; queasy

Definitions

  1. nauseous; queasy

Ancestry of “buồn nôn”, step by step

buồn nôn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesenónAsian conical hat; hat; cap; helmet
2Proto-Vietick-nɔːn—
3Proto-Vietickɔːnchild
4Proto-Mon-Khmerkuunchild

via Vietnamese buồn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebuồnsad; to have a strong need to do something; to...
2Middle Chinese煩—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kuun →