Where does “nước tiểu” come from?

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

nước tiểu (Vietnamese): urine

Definitions

  1. urine

Ancestry of “nước tiểu”, step by step

nước tiểu 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 tiểu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetiểusmall; to urinate; to pee
2Vietnamesetiểu tiệnto urinate
3Chinese小—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →