Where does “thùng rác” come from?

thùng rác (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thùng — barrel.

thùng rác (Vietnamese): garbage can

Definitions

  1. garbage can

Ancestry of “thùng rác”, step by step

thùng rác traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thùng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethùngbarrel

via Vietnamese rác

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserácshort, scattered straws and stalks
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