Where does “sống ảo” come from?

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

sống ảo (Vietnamese): to live vainly in the virtual world (i.e. the Internet)

Definitions

  1. to live vainly in the virtual world (i.e. the Internet)

Ancestry of “sống ảo”, step by step

sống ảo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesốnga spine; to live; living
2Proto-Vietick-roːŋʔback of the blade; alive; raw
3Proto-Mon-Khmerruŋʔ—

via Vietnamese áo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseáoa top; an outfit
2Proto-Vieticʔaːwʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔaawʔupper garment
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese sống →