Where does “ốc bươu” come from?

ốc bươu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ốc, from Proto-Vietic ʔoːk — snail.

ốc bươu (Vietnamese): medium-sized edible snail

Definitions

  1. medium-sized edible snail

Ancestry of “ốc bươu”, step by step

ốc bươu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ốc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseốca mollusk with a spiral shell; a nut
2Proto-Vieticʔoːksnail

via Vietnamese bươu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebươuto bulge; swell into a bump
Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔoːk →Every word from Vietnamese ốc →