Where does “tương ớt” come from?

tương ớt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ớt, from Proto-Vietic ʔəːt.

tương ớt (Vietnamese): hot sauce, chili sauce; sriracha; chutney

Definitions

  1. hot sauce, chili sauce; sriracha; chutney

Ancestry of “tương ớt”, step by step

tương ớt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ớt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseớtchili pepper; non-black pepper pepper
2Proto-Vieticʔəːt—

via Vietnamese tương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetươnga generic term meaning "sauce"
Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔəːt →Every word from Vietnamese ớt →
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