Where does “rắn hổ mang” come from?

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

rắn hổ mang (Vietnamese): a cobra

Definitions

  1. a cobra

Ancestry of “rắn hổ mang”, step by step

rắn hổ mang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rắn hổ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserắn hổan elapid
2Vietnameserắna non-constricting snake, as opposed to a trăn;...
3Proto-Vieticm-rəɲʔbody louse
4Proto-Mon-Khmer(d)mrəɲʔbody louse

via Vietnamese mạng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemạnga spiderweb; network; veil
2Proto-Vietict-ɓaŋ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmert₁ɓaŋ—
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