Where does “luồn ống” come from?

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

luồn ống (Vietnamese): to intubate

Definitions

  1. to intubate

Ancestry of “luồn ống”, step by step

luồn 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 luồn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseluồnto pass through
2Proto-Vietic*lɔːn—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔuŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔɔːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese ông →