Where does “lúa mạch” come from?

lúa mạch (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lúa, from Proto-Vietic ʔa-lɔːʔ — paddy rice.

lúa mạch (Vietnamese): barley

Definitions

  1. barley

Ancestry of “lúa mạch”, step by step

lúa mạch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lúa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselúarice; paddy; unhusked rice; money
2Proto-Vieticʔa-lɔːʔpaddy rice

via Vietnamese mạch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemạcha blood vessel; a pulse; a circuit
2Chinese脈—
Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔa-lɔːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese lúa →