Where does “nước bọt” come from?

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

nước bọt (Vietnamese): saliva

Definitions

  1. saliva

Ancestry of “nước bọt”, step by step

nước bọt 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 bọt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebọtfoam, froth
2Proto-Vieticbɔːt—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →