Where does “ốc quế” come from?

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

ốc quế (Vietnamese): ice cream cone

Definitions

  1. ice cream cone

Ancestry of “ốc quế”, step by step

ốc quế traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ốc

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

via Vietnamese quê

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequêcountryside; the country, rural area; a...
2Chinese桂—
Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔoːk →Every word from Vietnamese ốc →