Where does “nước bước” come from?
nước bước (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nước, from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak — water; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...
nước bước (Vietnamese): savoir-vivre; savoir-faire; know-how
Definitions
- savoir-vivre; savoir-faire; know-how
Ancestry of “nước bước”, step by step
nước bước traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese nước
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nước | water; liquid; fluid; the liquid part of a broth |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | ɗaːk | water, liquid |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ɗaak | water; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that... |
via Vietnamese bước
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bước | step, pace; situation, juncture; to step |