Where does “xuống nước” come from?

xuống nước (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nước, from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak — water; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

xuống nước (Vietnamese): to go down the water

Definitions

  1. to go down the water

Ancestry of “xuống nước”, step by step

xuống nước traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nước

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenướcwater; liquid; fluid; the liquid part of a broth
2Proto-Vieticɗaːkwater, liquid
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɗaakwater; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

via Vietnamese xuống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexuốngto go downwards; to descend; to get off; to go to
2Proto-Vietictʃɔːŋʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →