Where does “lục” come from?

lục (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 綠, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan rwak — rat; leaf.

lục (Vietnamese): six; green; to rummage, to search with hands

Definitions

  1. six; green; to rummage, to search with hands

Ancestry of “lục”, step by step

lục traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 綠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese綠—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanrwakrat; leaf

via Middle Chinese 陸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese陸—

Words derived from “lục”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan rwak →Every word from Chinese 綠 →