Where does “nước gạo” come from?

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

nước gạo (Vietnamese): rice water

Definitions

  1. rice water

Ancestry of “nước gạo”, step by step

nước gạo 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 gạo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegạocotton tree; rice
2Proto-Vietic-kaːwʔcotton tree
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →