Where does “gấu trúc” come from?

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

gấu trúc (Vietnamese): a giant panda; a red panda

Definitions

  1. a giant panda; a red panda

Ancestry of “gấu trúc”, step by step

gấu trúc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gấu

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

via Vietnamese trúc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrúca member of the genus of bamboo, "Phyllostachys"
2Chinese竹—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟkaw →Every word from Proto-Vietic c-guːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese gấu →