Where does “rừng già” come from?

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

rừng già (Vietnamese): old-growth forest

Definitions

  1. old-growth forest

Ancestry of “rừng già”, step by step

rừng già traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rừng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserừngforest; jungle
2Proto-Vietick-rəŋforest; horn
3Proto-Mon-Khmerd₂raŋhorn

via Vietnamese giá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiáprice; bean sprouts; shelf
2Proto-Vietick-raː—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkraʔroad, way
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer d₂raŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-rəŋ →Every word from Vietnamese rừng →
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