Where does “xương rồng” come from?

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

xương rồng (Vietnamese): cactus

Definitions

  1. cactus

Ancestry of “xương rồng”, step by step

xương rồng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xương

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

via Vietnamese rộng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserộnghaving lots of space, or spanning across great...
2Proto-Vieticroːŋʔ—
Every word from Proto-Vietic *ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ →Every word from Vietnamese xương →