Where does “xương nguyệt” come from?

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

xương nguyệt (Vietnamese): lunate bone

Definitions

  1. lunate bone

Ancestry of “xương nguyệt”, step by step

xương nguyệt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xương

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

via Vietnamese nguyệt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesenguyệtMoon; month
2Middle Chinese月—
Every word from Proto-Vietic *ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ →Every word from Vietnamese xương →