Where does “dưa chuột” come from?

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

dưa chuột (Vietnamese): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “dưa chuột”, step by step

dưa chuột 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 dưa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedưamelon; salted vegetables

Words derived from “dưa chuột”

Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ɟɔːt →Every word from Vietnamese chuột →