Where does “rau chân vịt” come from?

rau chân vịt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese râu, from Proto-Vietic -soː, from Old Chinese 鬚.

rau chân vịt (Vietnamese): spinach

Definitions

  1. spinach

Ancestry of “rau chân vịt”, step by step

rau chân vịt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese râu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserâua beard; whiskers; barbels
2Proto-Vietic-soː—
3Old Chinese鬚—

via Vietnamese vịt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevịta duck
2Proto-Vieticviːtduck

via Vietnamese chân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechâna foot; a leg; the lowest circumscribing area
Every word from Old Chinese 鬚 →Every word from Proto-Vietic -soː →Every word from Vietnamese râu →