Where does “củi” come from?
củi (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic guːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ( )ʔus — firewood.
củi (Vietnamese): firewood
Ancestry of “củi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | guːs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ( )ʔus | firewood |