Where does “trứng nước” come from?

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

trứng nước (Vietnamese): water flea

Definitions

  1. water flea

Ancestry of “trứng nước”, step by step

trứng 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 trứng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrứngan egg
2Chinese中middle
3Proto-Sino-Tibetant/duŋnavel; centre
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →