Where does “khỉ không đuôi” come from?

khỉ không đuôi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese không, from Chinese 空, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ — hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part.

khỉ không đuôi (Vietnamese): ape

Definitions

  1. ape

Ancestry of “khỉ không đuôi”, step by step

khỉ không đuôi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese không

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhôngnot; idly, without doing anything; not have; to...
2Chinese空empty, hollow
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)uŋhole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part

via Vietnamese đuôi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđuôitail; extension; stern
2Proto-Vietictɔːjtail

via Vietnamese khí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesekhíClipping of không khí; gas; chi
2Proto-Vietickʰih—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ →Every word from Chinese 空 →Every word from Vietnamese không →