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

  1. bitter melon; bitter gourd

Ancestry of “mướp đắng”, step by step

mướp đắng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđángworthy, worth; to deserve, to merit
2Proto-Vietictaŋʔbitter
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkt₂aŋbitter

via Vietnamese mướp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemướploofah, luffa, loofa
2Proto-Vieticɓɨǝploofah, luffa

via Chinese 苦瓜

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese苦瓜bitter melon; bitter gourd
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₂aŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic taŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese đáng →
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