Where does “rượu nếp” come from?

rượu nếp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nếp, from Proto-Vietic ɗeːp, from Proto-Mon-Khmer c( )ɗip, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cɓiit.

rượu nếp (Vietnamese): glutinous rice wine, a pudding or drink from northern Vietnam made from fermented glutinous rice with the aid of yeast and steamed in a banana leaf

Definitions

  1. glutinous rice wine, a pudding or drink from northern Vietnam made from fermented glutinous rice with the aid of yeast and steamed in a banana leaf

Ancestry of “rượu nếp”, step by step

rượu nếp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nếp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenếpglutinous rice; fold; crease; plait; habit
2Proto-Vieticɗeːpglutinous
3Proto-Mon-Khmerc( )ɗip—
4Proto-Mon-Khmercɓiit—

via Vietnamese rượu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserượurice alcohol; non-beer alcohol
2Proto-Vieticraːwʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cɓiit →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer c( )ɗip →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗeːp →