Where does “trăng tròn” come from?

trăng tròn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trắng, from Proto-Vietic k-laŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaŋʔ.

trăng tròn (Vietnamese): full moon

Definitions

  1. full moon

Ancestry of “trăng tròn”, step by step

trăng tròn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trắng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrắngwhite; pale
2Proto-Vietick-laŋʔwhite
3Proto-Mon-Khmerklaŋʔ—

via Vietnamese tròn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrònround, especially circular, elliptical, oval, cylindrical or spherical
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-laŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese trắng →