Where does “gấu Bắc Cực” come from?

gấu Bắc Cực (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gấu, from Proto-Vietic c-guːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟkaw — bear.

gấu Bắc Cực (Vietnamese): white bear, polar bear

Definitions

  1. white bear, polar bear

Ancestry of “gấu Bắc Cực”, step by step

gấu Bắc Cực traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gấu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegấua bear; date; romantic partner
2Proto-Vieticc-guːʔbear
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɟkawbear

via Vietnamese [[bắc cực

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamese[[bắc cực—

via Vietnamese Bắc Cực]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseBắc Cực]]—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟkaw →Every word from Proto-Vietic c-guːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese gấu →