Where does “bún ốc” come from?

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

bún ốc (Vietnamese): {{l|en|snail rice vermicelli soup (often with added tofu, mint, and vegetables)

Definitions

  1. {{l|en|snail rice vermicelli soup (often with added tofu, mint, and vegetables)

Ancestry of “bún ốc”, step by step

bún ốc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ốc

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

via Vietnamese bún

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebúnrice vermicelli
Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔoːk →Every word from Vietnamese ốc →