Where does “mướp đắng” come from?
mướp đắng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đáng, from Proto-Vietic taŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₂aŋ — bitter.
mướp đắng (Vietnamese): bitter melon; bitter gourd
Definitions
- bitter melon; bitter gourd
Ancestry of “mướp đắng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đáng | worthy, worth; to deserve, to merit |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | taŋʔ | bitter |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | kt₂aŋ | bitter |