Where does “ốc mượn hồn” come from?

ốc mượn hồn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mượn, from Proto-Vietic maːɲʔ — to borrow.

ốc mượn hồn (Vietnamese): hermit crab

Definitions

  1. hermit crab

Ancestry of “ốc mượn hồn”, step by step

ốc mượn hồn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mượn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemượnto borrow
2Proto-Vieticmaːɲʔto borrow

via Vietnamese hồn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehồnsoul, spirit, ghost
2Middle Chinese魂—

via Vietnamese ốc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseốca mollusk with a spiral shell; a nut
2Proto-Vieticʔoːksnail
Every word from Proto-Vietic maːɲʔ →Every word from Vietnamese mượn →
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