Where does “nước biển” come from?
nước biển (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nước, from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak — water; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...
nước biển (Vietnamese): seawater, saltwater, oceanwater
Definitions
- seawater, saltwater, oceanwater
Ancestry of “nước biển”, step by step
nước biển 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 biển
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | biển | sea; ocean; sea; sign; signboard; placard; title... |