Where does “nước kết tinh” come from?

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

nước kết tinh (Vietnamese): water of crystallization

Definitions

  1. water of crystallization

Ancestry of “nước kết tinh”, step by step

nước kết tinh 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 kết tinh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekết tinhto crystallize
2Chinese晶—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →