Where does “điều răn” come from?

điều răn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese rắn, from Proto-Vietic m-rəɲʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (d)mrəɲʔ — body louse.

điều răn (Vietnamese): commandment

Definitions

  1. commandment

Ancestry of “điều răn”, step by step

điều răn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rắn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserắna non-constricting snake, as opposed to a trăn;...
2Proto-Vieticm-rəɲʔbody louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(d)mrəɲʔbody louse

via Vietnamese điều

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđiềuword; sentence; pretext
2Middle Chinese條—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (d)mrəɲʔ →