Where does “giống bột” come from?

giống bột (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giống, from Proto-Vietic k-coːŋʔ, from Old Chinese 種.

Ancestry of “giống bột”, step by step

giống bột traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiốnga human race; a breed; a cultivar
2Proto-Vietick-coːŋʔseed
3Old Chinese種—

via Vietnamese bột

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebộtpowder; flour; starch
Every word from Old Chinese 種 →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-coːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese giống →
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