Where does “sống sượng” come from?

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

sống sượng (Vietnamese): tactless; uncouth

Definitions

  1. tactless; uncouth

Ancestry of “sống sượng”, step by step

sống sượng 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 sượng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesượnghalf-cooked
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese sống →