Where does “nước trắng” come from?

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

nước trắng (Vietnamese): plain water

Definitions

  1. plain water

Ancestry of “nước trắng”, step by step

nước trắng 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 trắng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrắngwhite; pale
2Proto-Vietick-laŋʔwhite
3Proto-Mon-Khmerklaŋʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →