Where does “mỏ” come from?
mỏ (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-ɓɔh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟɓuəh.
mỏ (Vietnamese): beak; bill; mouth; mine
Ancestry of “mỏ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | k-ɓɔh | beak |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ɟɓuəh | — |