Where does “sinh sống” come from?

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

sinh sống (Vietnamese): to live; to make a living

Definitions

  1. to live; to make a living

Ancestry of “sinh sống”, step by step

sinh sống 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 sinh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesinhto produce, yield; to give birth
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese sống →