Where does “nước độc” come from?

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

nước độc (Vietnamese): unwholesome climate

Definitions

  1. unwholesome climate

Ancestry of “nước độc”, step by step

nước độc 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 độc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđộctoxic; poisonous; noxious; venomous; unique
2Chinese獨single, alone
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →