Where does “ong mật” come from?

ong mật (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ông, from Proto-Vietic ʔɔːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔuŋ — wasp; hornet.

ong mật (Vietnamese): honey bee

Definitions

  1. honey bee

Ancestry of “ong mật”, step by step

ong mật traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ông

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseônggrandfather; grandpa; Sir; Mr; you, my...
2Proto-Vieticʔɔːŋhoney bee
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔuŋwasp; hornet

via Vietnamese mật

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemậthoney; concentrated sugarcane juice; molasses;...
2Middle Chinese密—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔuŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔɔːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese ông →