Where does “nước đường” come from?

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

nước đường (Vietnamese): syrup

Definitions

  1. syrup

Ancestry of “nước đường”, step by step

nước đường traces back through two 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 Đường

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseĐườngrelated to Tang
2Proto-Southwestern Taidaːŋᴬ²road; way
3Middle Chinese唐—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →