Where does “vi sóng” come from?

vi sóng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sống, from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ.

vi sóng (Vietnamese): microwave

Definitions

  1. microwave

Ancestry of “vi sóng”, step by step

vi sóng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesốnga spine; to live; living
2Proto-Vietick-roːŋʔback of the blade; alive; raw
3Proto-Mon-Khmerruŋʔ—

via Chinese 微波

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese微波microwave; ripple

Words derived from “vi sóng”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese sống →