Where does “sống” come from?

sống (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ.

sống (Vietnamese): a spine; to live; living

Definitions

  1. a spine; to live; living

Ancestry of “sống”, step by step

sống traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-roːŋʔback of the blade; alive; raw
2Proto-Mon-Khmerruŋʔ—

via Proto-Vietic k-roːŋ

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

via Middle Chinese 雙

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese雙—

Words derived from “sống”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ →