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Where does “鴨” come from?

鴨 (Middle Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic viːt — duck.

鴨 (Middle Vietnamese): duck, drake

Definitions

  1. duck, drake

Ancestry of “鴨”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticviːtduck

Words derived from “鴨”

  • vịt
  • rau chân vịt
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