Where does “con đường” come from?

con đường (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese con, from Proto-Vietic kɔːn, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kuun — child.

con đường (Vietnamese): road; way; path; route

Definitions

  1. road; way; path; route

Ancestry of “con đường”, step by step

con đường traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese con

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseconchild; a small thing; I/me, your child
2Proto-Vietickɔːnchild
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkuunchild

via Vietnamese đường

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđườngroad; path; line

Words derived from “con đường”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kuun →Every word from Proto-Vietic kɔːn →Every word from Vietnamese con →