Where does “rắn” come from?

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

rắn (Vietnamese): a non-constricting snake, as opposed to a trăn;...

Definitions

  1. a non-constricting snake, as opposed to a trăn;...

Ancestry of “rắn”, step by step

rắn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic m-rəɲʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticm-rəɲʔbody louse
2Proto-Mon-Khmer(d)mrəɲʔbody louse

via Proto-Vietic p-səɲʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticp-səɲʔsnake
2Proto-Mon-Khmer(b)saɲʔsnake

via Chinese 爛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese爛—

Words derived from “rắn”

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