Where does “xương thuyền” come from?

xương thuyền (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thuyền, from Chinese 船, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-lawŋ — boat.

xương thuyền (Vietnamese): scaphoid bone

Definitions

  1. scaphoid bone

Ancestry of “xương thuyền”, step by step

xương thuyền traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thuyền

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethuyềna boat; a wooden ship
2Chinese船—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanm-lawŋboat

via Vietnamese xương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexươngbone
2Proto-Vietic*ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-lawŋ →Every word from Chinese 船 →Every word from Vietnamese thuyền →
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