Where does “nhựa thơm trắng” come from?

nhựa thơm trắng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhựa thơm, from Vietnamese thơm, from Proto-Vietic tʰəːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer dhum.

nhựa thơm trắng (Vietnamese): frankincense

Definitions

  1. frankincense

Ancestry of “nhựa thơm trắng”, step by step

nhựa thơm trắng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhựa thơm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhựa thơmany fragant resin or balsam, such as myrrh, galbanum, benzoin, stacte, frankincense
2Vietnamesethơmfragrant, sweet-smelling; of a pleasant aroma; a...
3Proto-Vietictʰəːmfragrant
4Proto-Mon-Khmerdhum—

via Vietnamese trắng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrắngwhite; pale
2Proto-Vietick-laŋʔwhite
3Proto-Mon-Khmerklaŋʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer dhum →Every word from Proto-Vietic tʰəːm →Every word from Vietnamese thơm →