Where does “chim ruồi” come from?
chim ruồi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ruồi, from Proto-Vietic m-rɔːj, from Proto-Austroasiatic *roaj.
chim ruồi (Vietnamese): a hummingbird
Ancestry of “chim ruồi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ruồi | a fly |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | m-rɔːj | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *roaj | — |