Where does “súng phun lửa” come from?

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

súng phun lửa (Vietnamese): flamethrower

Definitions

  1. flamethrower

Ancestry of “súng phun lửa”, step by step

súng phun lửa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese súng

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

via Vietnamese lửa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselửafire
2Proto-Vietic-laːsfire
3Proto-Mon-Khmerslaasfire, to burn

via Vietnamese phun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephunto spit out
2Chinese噴—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer d₂raŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-rəŋ →Every word from Vietnamese súng →
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