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Where does “rùa” come from?

rùa (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ʔa-rɔː — turtle, tortoise.

rùa (Vietnamese): turtle; tortoise

Definitions

  1. turtle; tortoise

Ancestry of “rùa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticʔa-rɔːturtle, tortoise
Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔa-rɔː →