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Where does “sông” come from?

sông (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋ — river, channel; to fall, to drop off.

sông (Vietnamese): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “sông”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-roːŋriver
2Proto-Mon-Khmerruŋriver, channel; to fall, to drop off

Words derived from “sông”

  • sông Hồng
  • sông băng
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