Where does “rừng mưa” come from?

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

rừng mưa (Vietnamese): rainforest

Definitions

  1. rainforest

Ancestry of “rừng mưa”, step by step

rừng mưa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rừng

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

via Vietnamese mưa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemưarain; to rain
2Proto-Vietick-maːrain
3Proto-Mon-Khmergmaʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer d₂raŋ →