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Where does “nước sôi” come from?

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

nước sôi (Vietnamese): boiling water; boiled water; out of my way

Definitions

  1. boiling water; boiled water; out of my way

Ancestry of “nước sôi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenướcwater; liquid; fluid; the liquid part of a broth
2Proto-Vieticɗaːkwater, liquid
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɗaakwater; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...
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