Where does “chuột nhảy” come from?

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

chuột nhảy (Vietnamese): gerbil

Definitions

  1. gerbil

Ancestry of “chuột nhảy”, step by step

chuột nhảy 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 nhảy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhảyto jump, to leap, to dive; to hop; to dance
2Proto-Vieticʄas—
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ɟɔːt →