Where does “nứt nanh” come from?

nứt nanh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nanh, from Proto-Vietic k-nɛːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer gnaiŋ.

nứt nanh (Vietnamese): to sprout; to germinate (especially of a seed)

Definitions

  1. to sprout; to germinate (especially of a seed)

Ancestry of “nứt nanh”, step by step

nứt nanh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nanh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenanheye tooth, fang; tusk
2Proto-Vietick-nɛːŋ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmergnaiŋ—

via Vietnamese nứt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenứtto crack open, to split open
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer gnaiŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-nɛːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese nanh →