Where does “nhện nước” come from?

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

nhện nước (Vietnamese): Aquarius remigis (common water strider)

Definitions

  1. Aquarius remigis (common water strider)

Ancestry of “nhện nước”, step by step

nhện nước 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 nhện

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhệna spider
2Proto-Vieticɲeːɲʔspider
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →