Where does “rạn nứt” come from?

rạn nứt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese rắn, from Proto-Vietic m-rəɲʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (d)mrəɲʔ — body louse.

rạn nứt (Vietnamese): to crack; to split; to fissure generally speaking

Definitions

  1. to crack; to split; to fissure generally speaking

Ancestry of “rạn nứt”, step by step

rạn nứt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rắn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserắna non-constricting snake, as opposed to a trăn;...
2Proto-Vieticm-rəɲʔbody louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(d)mrəɲʔbody louse

via Vietnamese nứt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenứtto crack open, to split open
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (d)mrəɲʔ
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