Where does “xương cùng” come from?

xương cùng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xương, from Proto-Vietic *ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ.

xương cùng (Vietnamese): a sacrum

Definitions

  1. a sacrum

Ancestry of “xương cùng”, step by step

xương cùng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexươngbone
2Proto-Vietic*ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ

via Vietnamese cùng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecùngthe end, limit; with; and
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Vietic *ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋEvery word from Vietnamese xương