Where does “hồn nước” come from?

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

hồn nước (Vietnamese): national spirit; soul of a nation

Definitions

  1. national spirit; soul of a nation

Ancestry of “hồn nước”, step by step

hồn 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 hồn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehồnsoul, spirit, ghost
2Middle Chinese魂—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →