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Where does “ruồi” come from?

ruồi (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic m-rɔːj, from Proto-Austroasiatic *roaj.

ruồi (Vietnamese): a fly

Definitions

  1. a fly

Ancestry of “ruồi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticm-rɔːj—
2Proto-Austroasiatic*roaj—

Words derived from “ruồi”

  • chim ruồi
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *roaj →