Where does “trâu nước” come from?

trâu nước (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nước, from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak — water; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

trâu nước (Vietnamese): (domestic) water buffalo

Definitions

  1. (domestic) water buffalo

Ancestry of “trâu nước”, step by step

trâu nước traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nước

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenướcwater; liquid; fluid; the liquid part of a broth
2Proto-Vieticɗaːkwater, liquid
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɗaakwater; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

via Vietnamese trâu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrâua water buffalo, as opposed to a bò; enduring,...
2Proto-Vieticb-luːbetel
3Proto-Mon-Khmerml(əw)betel
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →