Where does “rận” come from?

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

rận (Vietnamese): body louse

Definitions

  1. body louse

Ancestry of “rận”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticm-rəɲʔbody louse
2Proto-Mon-Khmer(d)mrəɲʔbody louse
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (d)mrəɲʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic m-rəɲʔ →