Where does “nung nấu” come from?

nung nấu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nung, from Proto-Tai nɯːŋᴮ — one.

nung nấu (Vietnamese): to be hot and burning

Definitions

  1. to be hot and burning

Ancestry of “nung nấu”, step by step

nung nấu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenungto burn at high temperatures
2Proto-Tainɯːŋᴮone

via Vietnamese nấu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenấuto cook, to boil
2Proto-Vieticɗoːʔto boil water, to cook
Every word from Proto-Tai nɯːŋᴮ →Every word from Vietnamese nung →
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