Where does “nón” come from?

nón (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-nɔːn, from Proto-Vietic kɔːn, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kuun — child.

nón (Vietnamese): Asian conical hat; hat; cap; helmet

Definitions

  1. Asian conical hat; hat; cap; helmet

Ancestry of “nón”, step by step

nón traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic k-nɔːn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-nɔːn—
2Proto-Vietickɔːnchild
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkuunchild

via Proto-Vietic ɗɔːnʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticɗɔːnʔconical hat
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɗuənwide hat of straw

Words derived from “nón”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kuun →Every word from Proto-Vietic kɔːn →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-nɔːn →
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