Where does “rắn đuôi chuông” come from?

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

rắn đuôi chuông (Vietnamese): a rattlesnake

Definitions

  1. a rattlesnake

Ancestry of “rắn đuôi chuông”, step by step

rắn đuôi chuông traces back through 3 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 đuôi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđuôitail; extension; stern
2Proto-Vietictɔːjtail

via Vietnamese chuông

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechuônga bell
2Chinese鐘bell
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (d)mrəɲʔ →