Where does “háo nước” come from?

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

háo nước (Vietnamese): constantly thirsty

Definitions

  1. constantly thirsty

Ancestry of “háo nước”, step by step

háo 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 hào

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehàohao, one tenth of đồng; great; extraordinary
2Middle Chinese壕—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →