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Where does “rau muống” come from?

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

rau muống (Vietnamese): water spinach , a green leafy vegetable used as a...

Definitions

  1. water spinach , a green leafy vegetable used as a...

Ancestry of “rau muống”, step by step

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