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

  1. 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

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 bước

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebướcstep, pace; situation, juncture; to step
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaakEvery word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːkEvery word from Vietnamese nước