Where does “ác là” come from?
ác là (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ʔaːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kʔaak — crow; to caw.
ác là (Vietnamese): Eurasian magpie
Ancestry of “ác là”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Vietic | ʔaːk | crow |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | kʔaak | crow; to caw |