Where does “kiến ba khoang” come from?

kiến ba khoang (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bà, from Chinese 爸, from Chinese 父, from Komodo paʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

kiến ba khoang (Vietnamese): Paederus fuscipes

Definitions

  1. Paederus fuscipes

Ancestry of “kiến ba khoang”, step by step

kiến ba khoang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebàa grandmother; an old woman; an old lady; you, my...
2Chinese爸—
3Chinese父—
4Komodopaʔfour
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
6Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour

via Vietnamese kiến

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekiếnant
2Proto-Vieticgɛːnʔ—

via Vietnamese khoáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhoángmineral
2Middle Chinese光—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Komodo paʔ →