Where does “bọ ngựa” come from?

bọ ngựa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngựa, from Proto-Vietic m-ŋəːʔ — horse.

bọ ngựa (Vietnamese): mantis

Definitions

  1. mantis

Ancestry of “bọ ngựa”, step by step

bọ ngựa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ngựa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengựahorse; Short for sức ngựa; trestle
2Proto-Vieticm-ŋəːʔhorse

via Vietnamese bọ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebọinsect; bug; guinea pig; father; dad
2Proto-Vieticbɔːʔfather
Every word from Proto-Vietic m-ŋəːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese ngựa →