Where does “lũ ống” come from?

lũ ống (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ông, from Proto-Vietic ʔɔːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔuŋ — wasp; hornet.

lũ ống (Vietnamese): deluge

Definitions

  1. deluge

Ancestry of “lũ ống”, step by step

lũ ống traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ông

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseônggrandfather; grandpa; Sir; Mr; you, my...
2Proto-Vieticʔɔːŋhoney bee
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔuŋwasp; hornet

via Vietnamese lú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselúdelusional; anile
2Chinese盧—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔuŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔɔːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese ông →