Where does “rạn san hô” come from?

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

rạn san hô (Vietnamese): a coral reef

Definitions

  1. a coral reef

Ancestry of “rạn san hô”, step by step

rạn san hô 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 san hô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesan hôcoral
2Middle Vietnameseſan hô—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (d)mrəɲʔ →