Where does “rừng” come from?

rừng (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-rəŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer d₂raŋ — horn.

rừng (Vietnamese): forest; jungle

Definitions

  1. forest; jungle

Ancestry of “rừng”, step by step

rừng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic k-rəŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-rəŋforest; horn
2Proto-Mon-Khmerd₂raŋhorn

via Proto-Vietic ruŋʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticruŋʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerruŋriver, channel; to fall, to drop off

Words derived from “rừng”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer d₂raŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-rəŋ →