Where does “nếp sống” come from?

nếp sống (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nếp, from Proto-Vietic ɗeːp, from Proto-Mon-Khmer c( )ɗip, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cɓiit.

nếp sống (Vietnamese): way of life; lifestyle

Definitions

  1. way of life; lifestyle

Ancestry of “nếp sống”, step by step

nếp sống traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nếp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenếpglutinous rice; fold; crease; plait; habit
2Proto-Vieticɗeːpglutinous
3Proto-Mon-Khmerc( )ɗip—
4Proto-Mon-Khmercɓiit—

via Vietnamese sống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesốnga spine; to live; living
2Proto-Vietick-roːŋʔback of the blade; alive; raw
3Proto-Mon-Khmerruŋʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cɓiit →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer c( )ɗip →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗeːp →