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

Definitions

  1. Eurasian magpie

Ancestry of “ác là”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticʔaːkcrow
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkʔaakcrow; to caw
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kʔaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔaːk →