Where does “mụt ruồi” come from?

mụt ruồi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ruồi, from Proto-Vietic m-rɔːj, from Proto-Austroasiatic *roaj — fly (insect).

mụt ruồi (Vietnamese): mole; melanocytic nevus

Definitions

  1. mole; melanocytic nevus

Ancestry of “mụt ruồi”, step by step

mụt ruồi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ruồi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseruồia fly
2Proto-Vieticm-rɔːj—
3Proto-Austroasiatic*roajfly (insect)

via Proto-Semitic mut-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticmut-person, man
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *roaj →Every word from Proto-Vietic m-rɔːj →Every word from Vietnamese ruồi →