Where does “gàu sòng” come from?

gàu sòng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sống, from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ.

gàu sòng (Vietnamese): a braided bucket hanging from a tripod (often used for irrigation)

Definitions

  1. a braided bucket hanging from a tripod (often used for irrigation)

Ancestry of “gàu sòng”, step by step

gàu sòng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesốnga spine; to live; living
2Proto-Vietick-roːŋʔback of the blade; alive; raw
3Proto-Mon-Khmerruŋʔ—

via Vietnamese gàu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegàudandruff
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese sống →