Where does “vòi nước” come from?

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

vòi nước (Vietnamese): faucet; tap; bibcock

Definitions

  1. faucet; tap; bibcock

Ancestry of “vòi nước”, step by step

vòi 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 vôi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevôilime
2Proto-Vietick-puːrlime
3Proto-Mon-Khmerknpurlime
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →
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