Where does “sống thử” come from?
sống thử (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sống, from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ.
sống thử (Vietnamese): to cohabit
Ancestry of “sống thử”, step by step
sống thử traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese sống
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | sống | a spine; to live; living |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | k-roːŋʔ | back of the blade; alive; raw |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ruŋʔ | — |
via Vietnamese thứ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thứ | inferior in quality, second, second vice, under;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 首 | neck |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *qV-luʔ | head |