Where does “súng đạn” come from?

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

súng đạn (Vietnamese): Any gun that uses projectiles

Definitions

  1. Any gun that uses projectiles

Ancestry of “súng đạn”, step by step

súng đạn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese súng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesúngwater lily; gun
2Proto-Vietick-rəŋforest; horn
3Proto-Mon-Khmerd₂raŋhorn

via Vietnamese đạn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđạna bullet
2Chinese彈—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer d₂raŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-rəŋ →Every word from Vietnamese súng →