Where does “trượt nước” come from?

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

trượt nước (Vietnamese): a water slide (amusement park ride); a flume; a water chute

Definitions

  1. a water slide (amusement park ride); a flume; a water chute

Ancestry of “trượt nước”, step by step

trượt 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 trượt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrượtto slip
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak