Where does “bọ ngựa” come from?
bọ ngựa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngựa, from Proto-Vietic m-ŋəːʔ — horse.
bọ ngựa (Vietnamese): mantis
Ancestry of “bọ ngựa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | ngựa | horse; Short for sức ngựa; trestle |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | m-ŋəːʔ | horse |