Where does “nước ối” come from?

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

nước ối (Vietnamese): amniotic fluid

Definitions

  1. amniotic fluid

Ancestry of “nước ối”, step by step

nước ối 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 ơi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseơisuffixes to someone's name or kinship title, used...
2Proto-Vietick-ʔoːs—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerpʔusguava
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →
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