Where does “nước ngọt” come from?

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

nước ngọt (Vietnamese): a sweet drink; a sweet beverage, such as a soda,...

Definitions

  1. a sweet drink; a sweet beverage, such as a soda,...

Ancestry of “nước ngọt”, step by step

nước ngọt 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 ngọt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengọtsweet; well-seasoned and tasty; very sharp
2Proto-Vietict-ŋɔːc—

Words derived from “nước ngọt”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →