Where does “sóng dợn” come from?

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

sóng dợn (Vietnamese): ripples; wavy lines (on a surface etc.)

Definitions

  1. ripples; wavy lines (on a surface etc.)

Ancestry of “sóng dợn”, step by step

sóng dợn 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 đơn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđơnapplication, petition, request; alone, only
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɗuənwide hat of straw
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