Where does “xương thang” come from?

xương thang (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thẳng, from Chinese 湯, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r-la(w)ŋ — steam; hot.

xương thang (Vietnamese): trapezium bone

Definitions

  1. trapezium bone

Ancestry of “xương thang”, step by step

xương thang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thẳng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethẳngstraight
2Chinese湯—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanr-la(w)ŋsteam; hot

via Vietnamese xương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexươngbone
2Proto-Vietic*ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r-la(w)ŋ →Every word from Chinese 湯 →Every word from Vietnamese thẳng →