Where does “bọt biển” come from?

bọt biển (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bọt, from Proto-Vietic bɔːt.

bọt biển (Vietnamese): sponge

Definitions

  1. sponge

Ancestry of “bọt biển”, step by step

bọt biển traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bọt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebọtfoam, froth
2Proto-Vieticbɔːt

via Vietnamese biển

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebiểnsea; ocean; sea; sign; signboard; placard; title...
Every word from Proto-Vietic bɔːtEvery word from Vietnamese bọt
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