Where does “súng” come from?

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

súng (Vietnamese): water lily; gun

Definitions

  1. water lily; gun

Ancestry of “súng”, step by step

súng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic k-rəŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-rəŋforest; horn
2Proto-Mon-Khmerd₂raŋhorn

via Chinese 蟲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese蟲—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetandjuŋinsect; bug

via Proto-Vietic t-ruːŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietict-ruːŋ—

Words derived from “súng”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer d₂raŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-rəŋ →