Where does “người rừng” come from?

người rừng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese rừng, from Proto-Vietic k-rəŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer d₂raŋ — horn.

người rừng (Vietnamese): wild man; forest dweller

Definitions

  1. wild man; forest dweller

Ancestry of “người rừng”, step by step

người rừng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rừng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserừngforest; jungle
2Proto-Vietick-rəŋforest; horn
3Proto-Mon-Khmerd₂raŋhorn

via Vietnamese Người

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseNgườiYou/Thou/Thee, Jesus Christ; You/Thou/Thee, my...
2Proto-Vieticŋaːj—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(m)ŋaajperson, human being; human being; person
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer d₂raŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-rəŋ →Every word from Vietnamese rừng →