Where does “mỏ” come from?

mỏ (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-ɓɔh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟɓuəh.

mỏ (Vietnamese): beak; bill; mouth; mine

Definitions

  1. beak; bill; mouth; mine

Ancestry of “mỏ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-ɓɔhbeak
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɟɓuəh—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟɓuəh →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ɓɔh →