Where does “rượu táo” come from?

rượu táo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese táo, from Chinese 造, from Middle Chinese 作, from Middle Chinese 家.

rượu táo (Vietnamese): cider

Definitions

  1. cider

Ancestry of “rượu táo”, step by step

rượu táo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese táo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetáoapple
2Chinese造—
3Middle Chinese作—
4Middle Chinese家—

via Vietnamese rượu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserượurice alcohol; non-beer alcohol
2Proto-Vieticraːwʔ—
Every word from Middle Chinese 家 →Every word from Middle Chinese 作 →Every word from Chinese 造 →