Where does “rắn cạp nia” come from?

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

rắn cạp nia (Vietnamese): a Bungarus candidus (Malayan krait)

Definitions

  1. a Bungarus candidus (Malayan krait)

Ancestry of “rắn cạp nia”, step by step

rắn cạp nia 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 cạp nia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecạp niaa banded outer ring of a
2Vietnamesecạpto bite into
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