Where does “khuôn trăng” come from?

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

khuôn trăng (Vietnamese): the pretty face of a woman

Definitions

  1. the pretty face of a woman

Ancestry of “khuôn trăng”, step by step

khuôn trăng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trắng

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

via Vietnamese khuôn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhuônshape, pattern, mold
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-laŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese trắng →