Where does “dưa chuột biển” come from?

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

dưa chuột biển (Vietnamese): sea cucumber

Definitions

  1. sea cucumber

Ancestry of “dưa chuột biển”, step by step

dưa chuột biển traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese dưa chuột

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedưa chuộtcucumber
2Vietnamesechuộta rat, a mouse or the like; biceps; a starter
3Proto-Vietick-ɟɔːtsquirrel

via Vietnamese biển

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebiểnsea; ocean; sea; sign; signboard; placard; title...
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ɟɔːtEvery word from Vietnamese chuộtEvery word from Vietnamese dưa chuột
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