Where does “trứng” come from?

trứng (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 中, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan t/duŋ — navel; centre.

trứng (Vietnamese): an egg

Definitions

  1. an egg

Ancestry of “trứng”, step by step

trứng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 中

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese中middle
2Proto-Sino-Tibetant/duŋnavel; centre

via Proto-Vietic k-ləːŋʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-ləːŋʔegg
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpləəŋʔ—

via Proto-Mon-Khmer luuŋh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerluuŋh—

Words derived from “trứng”

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