Where does “quần áo” come from?

quần áo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese áo, from Proto-Vietic ʔaːwʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔaawʔ — upper garment.

quần áo (Vietnamese): clothes, clothing

Definitions

  1. clothes, clothing

Ancestry of “quần áo”, step by step

quần áo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese áo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseáoa top; an outfit
2Proto-Vieticʔaːwʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔaawʔupper garment

via Vietnamese quân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequântroops, army
2Proto-Mon-Khmerwən(ʔ)coiled, to wind, bend; coiled; to wind, bend

Words derived from “quần áo”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔaawʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔaːwʔ →Every word from Vietnamese áo →