Where does “nọc độc” come from?

nọc độc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese độc, from Chinese 獨 — single, alone.

nọc độc (Vietnamese): venom; poison

Definitions

  1. venom; poison

Ancestry of “nọc độc”, step by step

nọc độc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese độc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđộctoxic; poisonous; noxious; venomous; unique
2Chinese獨single, alone

via Vietnamese nọc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenọcvenom; stake, pile
2Proto-Vieticnɔːkstinger ; venom
Every word from Chinese 獨 →Every word from Vietnamese độc →
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