Where does “chuột đồng” come from?

chuột đồng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đồng, from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

chuột đồng (Vietnamese): a vole

Definitions

  1. a vole

Ancestry of “chuột đồng”, step by step

chuột đồng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđồngfield; medium; sorcerer; copper
2Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
3Proto-Vietictət—

via Vietnamese chuột

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechuộta rat, a mouse or the like; biceps; a starter
2Proto-Vietick-ɟɔːtsquirrel
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →Every word from Vietnamese đồng →