Where does “xương trán” come from?

xương trán (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trán, from Proto-Vietic *k-laːɲʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *kliəɲʔ.

xương trán (Vietnamese): frontal bone

Definitions

  1. frontal bone

Ancestry of “xương trán”, step by step

xương trán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetránforehead
2Proto-Vietic*k-laːɲʔ—
3Proto-Austroasiatic*kliəɲʔ—

via Vietnamese xương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexươngbone
2Proto-Vietic*ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *kliəɲʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic *k-laːɲʔ →Every word from Vietnamese trán →