Where does “muông thú” come from?
muông thú (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thứ, from Chinese 首, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *qV-luʔ.
muông thú (Vietnamese): animals
Ancestry of “muông thú”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thứ | inferior in quality, second, second vice, under;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 首 | neck |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *qV-luʔ | — |
Words derived from “muông thú”