Where does “gạo nếp” come from?

gạo nếp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nếp, from Proto-Vietic ɗeːp, from Proto-Mon-Khmer c( )ɗip, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cɓiit.

gạo nếp (Vietnamese): glutinous rice

Definitions

  1. glutinous rice

Ancestry of “gạo nếp”, step by step

gạo nếp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nếp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenếpglutinous rice; fold; crease; plait; habit
2Proto-Vieticɗeːpglutinous
3Proto-Mon-Khmerc( )ɗip—
4Proto-Mon-Khmercɓiit—

via Vietnamese gạo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegạocotton tree; rice
2Proto-Vietic-kaːwʔcotton tree
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cɓiit →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer c( )ɗip →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗeːp →