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Where does “ong” come from?

ong (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ʔoːŋʔ — tube, pipe.

ong (Vietnamese): tube, pipe, duct

Definitions

  1. tube, pipe, duct

Ancestry of “ong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticʔoːŋʔtube, pipe

Words derived from “ong”

  • ống hút
  • ống nhòm
  • ống khói
  • ống nghe
  • giày ống
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