Where does “trồng trọt” come from?

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

trồng trọt (Vietnamese): to plant; to cultivate

Definitions

  1. to plant; to cultivate

Ancestry of “trồng trọt”, step by step

trồng trọt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrồngto plant
2Proto-Vietick-lɔːŋclear; limpid; inside
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkluuŋinside, middle

via Vietnamese trọt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrọt{{q|archaic}} to plant
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kluuŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-lɔːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese trồng →