Where does “múa rối nước” come from?

múa rối nước (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nước, from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak — water; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

múa rối nước (Vietnamese): mua roi nuoc, i.e. traditional Vietnamese water puppetry

Definitions

  1. mua roi nuoc, i.e. traditional Vietnamese water puppetry

Ancestry of “múa rối nước”, step by step

múa rối nước traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nước

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenướcwater; liquid; fluid; the liquid part of a broth
2Proto-Vieticɗaːkwater, liquid
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɗaakwater; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

via Vietnamese mưa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemưarain; to rain
2Proto-Vietick-maːrain
3Proto-Mon-Khmergmaʔ

via Vietnamese rối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameserốiShort for con rối; tangled; ravelled; entangled;...
2Proto-Vieticp-rɔːj
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak