Where does “chuối nước” come from?
chuối nước (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nước, from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak — water; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...
chuối nước (Vietnamese): a banana plant grown mostly underwater
Definitions
- a banana plant grown mostly underwater
Ancestry of “chuối nước”, step by step
chuối nước traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese nước
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nước | water; liquid; fluid; the liquid part of a broth |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | ɗaːk | water, liquid |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ɗaak | water; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that... |
via Vietnamese chuối
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chuối | banana |