Where does “dừa nước” come from?

dừa nước (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nước, from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak — water; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

dừa nước (Vietnamese): nipa palm

Definitions

  1. nipa palm

Ancestry of “dừa nước”, step by step

dừa nước traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nước

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenướcwater; liquid; fluid; the liquid part of a broth
2Proto-Vieticɗaːkwater, liquid
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɗaakwater; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

via Vietnamese dừa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedừacoconut
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaakEvery word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːkEvery word from Vietnamese nước