Where does “nấu chảy” come from?

nấu chảy (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chạy, from Proto-Vietic ciːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ — louse.

nấu chảy (Vietnamese): to render (e.g. fat)

Definitions

  1. to render (e.g. fat)

Ancestry of “nấu chảy”, step by step

nấu chảy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chạy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechạyto run
2Proto-Vieticciːʔhead louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse

via Vietnamese nấu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenấuto cook, to boil
2Proto-Vieticɗoːʔto boil water, to cook

Words derived from “nấu chảy”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ciːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chạy →