Where does “trồng” come from?

trồng (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-lɔːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kluuŋ — inside, middle.

trồng (Vietnamese): to plant

Definitions

  1. to plant

Ancestry of “trồng”, step by step

trồng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic k-lɔːŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-lɔːŋclear; limpid; inside
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkluuŋinside, middle

via Proto-Vietic m-loːŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticm-loːŋ—

via Middle Chinese 籠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese籠—

Words derived from “trồng”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kluuŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-lɔːŋ →