Where does “trong sạch” come from?

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

trong sạch (Vietnamese): clear; pure generally speaking

Definitions

  1. clear; pure generally speaking

Ancestry of “trong sạch”, step by step

trong sạch 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 sạch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesạchclean; completely; entirely; utterly

Words derived from “trong sạch”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kluuŋ →