Where does “mọt” come from?

mọt (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-mɔːc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kmuət.

mọt (Vietnamese): weevil

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Vietic	k-mɔːc	—
2	Proto-Mon-Khmer	kmuət	—

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