Where does “chuột túi” come from?

chuột túi (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 袋鼠, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.

chuột túi (Vietnamese): kangaroo

Definitions

  1. kangaroo

Ancestry of “chuột túi”, step by step

chuột túi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 袋鼠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese袋鼠kangaroo
2Japanese鼠a mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
3Japanesenezumi—

via Vietnamese chuột

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

via Vietnamese túi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetúibag; pocket; pouch
2Proto-Vieticsuːlʔ—
Every word from Japanese nezumi →Every word from Japanese 鼠 →Every word from Chinese 袋鼠 →