Where does “chuột bạch” come from?

chuột bạch (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chuột, from Proto-Vietic k-ɟɔːt — squirrel.

chuột bạch (Vietnamese): a white mouse, especially a white laboratory...

Definitions

  1. a white mouse, especially a white laboratory...

Ancestry of “chuột bạch”, step by step

chuột bạch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chuột

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechuộta rat, a mouse or the like; biceps; a starter
2Proto-Vietick-ɟɔːtsquirrel

via Vietnamese Bạch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseBạchcypress, cypress tree
2Middle Chinese白—
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ɟɔːt →Every word from Vietnamese chuột →