Where does “dưa muối” come from?

dưa muối (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese muối, from Proto-Vietic ɓɔːjʔ — salt.

dưa muối (Vietnamese): pickle any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish

Definitions

  1. pickle any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish

Ancestry of “dưa muối”, step by step

dưa muối traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese muối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemuốisalt; to pickle; pickled
2Proto-Vieticɓɔːjʔsalt

via Vietnamese dưa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedưamelon; salted vegetables
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɓɔːjʔ →Every word from Vietnamese muối →