Where does “héo ruột” come from?

héo ruột (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ruột, from Proto-Vietic rɔːc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruuc.

héo ruột (Vietnamese): desolate, forlorn

Definitions

  1. desolate, forlorn

Ancestry of “héo ruột”, step by step

héo ruột traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ruột

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseruộtintestine; inner tube; directly biologically...
2Proto-Vieticrɔːc—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerruuc—

via Vietnamese héo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehéoto wither
2Proto-Vietichɛːwʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruuc →Every word from Proto-Vietic rɔːc →Every word from Vietnamese ruột →