Where does “nước chanh” come from?
nước chanh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chánh, from Vietnamese chí, from Proto-Bahnaric ciː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ — louse.
nước chanh (Vietnamese): lemonade; lemon juice; lemon squash
Definitions
- lemonade; lemon juice; lemon squash
Ancestry of “nước chanh”, step by step
nước chanh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese chánh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chánh | chief; head; head; chief; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Vietnamese | chí | will; spirit; Central Vietnam and Southern... |
| 3 | Proto-Bahnaric | ciː | head louse |
| 4 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ciiʔ | louse |
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... |