Where does “béo nục” come from?

béo nục (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese béo, from Proto-Vietic pɛːw — leopard, panther.

béo nục (Vietnamese): very fat, plump

Definitions

  1. very fat, plump

Ancestry of “béo nục”, step by step

béo nục traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese béo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebéofat; fatty; to pinch
2Proto-Vieticpɛːwleopard, panther

via Vietnamese nục

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenục—
Every word from Proto-Vietic pɛːw →Every word from Vietnamese béo →