Where does “buồng” come from?
buồng (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic bɔːŋ, from Proto-Vietic buːŋʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan poŋ, from Proto-Great Andamanese *pəŋ.
buồng (Vietnamese): bedroom; cabin; a bunch
Ancestry of “buồng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | bɔːŋ | bunch |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | buːŋʔ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | poŋ | raft; float |
| 4 | Proto-Great Andamanese | *pəŋ | — |