Where does “mực thỏi” come from?

mực thỏi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thối, from Proto-Chamic *ʔadhɛ̃y, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih, from Proto-Austronesian daqiS — forehead.

mực thỏi (Vietnamese): inkstick

Definitions

  1. inkstick

Ancestry of “mực thỏi”, step by step

mực thỏi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethốirotten; fetid, putrid, stinking, foul-smelling;...
2Proto-Chamic*ʔadhɛ̃yforehead
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqihforehead
4Proto-AustronesiandaqiSforehead

via Vietnamese mực

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemựcink; squid; Short for dây mực
2Chinese墨ink
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih →Every word from Proto-Chamic *ʔadhɛ̃y →