Where does “mơroi” come from?

mơroi (Maleng) comes from Proto-Vietic m-rɔːj, from Proto-Austroasiatic *roaj — fly (insect).

mơroi (Maleng): fly insect

Definitions

  1. fly insect

Ancestry of “mơroi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticm-rɔːj—
2Proto-Austroasiatic*roajfly (insect)
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *roaj →Every word from Proto-Vietic m-rɔːj →