Where does “than củi” come from?

than củi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese củi, from Proto-Vietic guːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ( )ʔus — firewood.

than củi (Vietnamese): charcoal

Definitions

  1. charcoal

Ancestry of “than củi”, step by step

than củi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese củi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecủifirewood
2Proto-Vieticguːs—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer( )ʔusfirewood

via Vietnamese thân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethânclose or even best; relative; pro-
2Chinese炭coal
3Proto-Sino-Tibetantalcharcoal; dust; ashes
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ( )ʔus →Every word from Proto-Vietic guːs →Every word from Vietnamese củi →