Where does “sòng phẳng” come from?

sòng phẳng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sống, from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ.

sòng phẳng (Vietnamese): fair; evenhanded

Definitions

  1. fair; evenhanded

Ancestry of “sòng phẳng”, step by step

sòng phẳng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesốnga spine; to live; living
2Proto-Vietick-roːŋʔback of the blade; alive; raw
3Proto-Mon-Khmerruŋʔ—

via Vietnamese phẳng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephẳnglevel, flat, even
2Proto-Taiʰwaŋᴮ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese sống →