Where does “khớp xương” come from?

khớp xương (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xương, from Proto-Vietic *ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ.

khớp xương (Vietnamese): a joint; an articulation; an articular surface; the place where two bones, ossicles, or other hard structures in the body connect, which links an animal's skeletal system into a functional whole

Definitions

  1. a joint; an articulation; an articular surface; the place where two bones, ossicles, or other hard structures in the body connect, which links an animal's skeletal system into a functional whole

Ancestry of “khớp xương”, step by step

khớp xương traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexươngbone
2Proto-Vietic*ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ

via Vietnamese khớp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhớpjoint; joint; articulation; to fit together...
Every word from Proto-Vietic *ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋEvery word from Vietnamese xương