Where does “moóc” come from?

moóc (Vietnamese) comes from French morse, from Russian морж, from Finnish mursu, from Northern Sami morša, from Proto-Samic *moršë — walrus.

moóc (Vietnamese): walrus; Short for rơ moóc

Definitions

  1. walrus; Short for rơ moóc

Ancestry of “moóc”, step by step

moóc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French morse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmorsewalrus; Morse code
2Russianморжwalrus; winter swimmer, ice swimmer
3Finnishmursuwalrus
4Northern Samimoršawalrus
5Proto-Samic*moršëwalrus

via Proto-Tai ʰmoːkᴰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiʰmoːkᴰfog; fog; mist
2Old Chinese霧—
Every word from Proto-Samic *moršë →Every word from Northern Sami morša →Every word from Finnish mursu →