Where does “thuyền rồng” come from?

thuyền rồng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thuyền, from Chinese 船, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-lawŋ — boat.

thuyền rồng (Vietnamese): dragon boat

Definitions

  1. dragon boat

Ancestry of “thuyền rồng”, step by step

thuyền rồng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thuyền

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethuyềna boat; a wooden ship
2Chinese船—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanm-lawŋboat

via Vietnamese rộng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserộnghaving lots of space, or spanning across great...
2Proto-Vieticroːŋʔ—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-lawŋ →Every word from Chinese 船 →Every word from Vietnamese thuyền →