Where does “trong khi” come from?

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

trong khi (Vietnamese): while

Definitions

  1. while

Ancestry of “trong khi”, step by step

trong khi 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 khí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesekhíClipping of không khí; gas; chi
2Proto-Vietickʰih—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kluuŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-lɔːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese trồng →