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Where does “râu” come from?

râu (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic -soː, from Old Chinese 鬚.

râu (Vietnamese): a beard; whiskers; barbels

Definitions

  1. a beard; whiskers; barbels

Ancestry of “râu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietic-soː—
2Old Chinese鬚—
Every word from Old Chinese 鬚 →