Where does “phun trào” come from?

phun trào (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trào, from Middle Chinese 交.

phun trào (Vietnamese): to erupt

Definitions

  1. to erupt

Ancestry of “phun trào”, step by step

phun trào traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trào

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetràoto overflow, to brim over
2Middle Chinese交—

via Vietnamese phun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephunto spit out
2Chinese噴—
Every word from Middle Chinese 交 →Every word from Vietnamese trào →