Where does “sông Hồng” come from?
sông Hồng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sông, from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋ — river, channel; to fall, to drop off.
Ancestry of “sông Hồng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | sông | river |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | k-roːŋ | river |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ruŋ | river, channel; to fall, to drop off |