Where does “lướt sóng” come from?

lướt sóng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sống, from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ.

lướt sóng (Vietnamese): surfing

Definitions

  1. surfing

Ancestry of “lướt sóng”, step by step

lướt sóng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesốnga spine; to live; living
2Proto-Vietick-roːŋʔback of the blade; alive; raw
3Proto-Mon-Khmerruŋʔ—

via Vietnamese lướt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselướtto glide; to graze; to pass quickly
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese sống →