Where does “quán rượu” come from?

quán rượu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese rượu, from Proto-Vietic raːwʔ.

quán rượu (Vietnamese): pub, bar, tavern

Definitions

  1. pub, bar, tavern

Ancestry of “quán rượu”, step by step

quán rượu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rượu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserượurice alcohol; non-beer alcohol
2Proto-Vieticraːwʔ—

via Vietnamese quân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequântroops, army
2Proto-Mon-Khmerwən(ʔ)coiled, to wind, bend; coiled; to wind, bend
Every word from Proto-Vietic raːwʔ →Every word from Vietnamese rượu →