Where does “chim Lạc” come from?

chim Lạc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chìm, from Proto-Vietic -ciːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cim — bird.

chim Lạc (Vietnamese): a mythical bird that's generally considered the symbol of the Lạc Việt

Definitions

  1. a mythical bird that's generally considered the symbol of the Lạc Việt

Ancestry of “chim Lạc”, step by step

chim Lạc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chìm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechìmto sink
2Proto-Vietic-ciːmbird
3Proto-Mon-Khmercimbird

via Vietnamese Lạc Việt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseLạc Việtan ancient population of the Baiyue that was, along with the Âu Việt, considered the ancestors of the Vietnamese
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cim →Every word from Proto-Vietic -ciːm →Every word from Vietnamese chìm →
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