Where does “rét lộc” come from?

rét lộc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese rét, from Proto-Vietic sɛːt.

rét lộc (Vietnamese): cold snap in the second month of a lunar year

Definitions

  1. cold snap in the second month of a lunar year

Ancestry of “rét lộc”, step by step

rét lộc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserétvery cold; cold; to shiver
2Proto-Vieticsɛːt—

via Vietnamese Lộc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseLộcProsperity
2Middle Chinese祿—
Every word from Proto-Vietic sɛːt →Every word from Vietnamese rét →
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