Where does “hàng trắng” come from?

hàng trắng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trắng, from Proto-Vietic k-laŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaŋʔ.

hàng trắng (Vietnamese): narcotics; hard drugs (like heroin and meth)

Definitions

  1. narcotics; hard drugs (like heroin and meth)

Ancestry of “hàng trắng”, step by step

hàng trắng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trắng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrắngwhite; pale
2Proto-Vietick-laŋʔwhite
3Proto-Mon-Khmerklaŋʔ—

via Vietnamese hàng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehànggoods; product; merchandise; freight; cargo;...
2Proto-Vietichaːŋcave
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-laŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese trắng →