Where does “ruồi muỗi” come from?

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

ruồi muỗi (Vietnamese): flies and mosquitos; winged insects

Definitions

  1. flies and mosquitos; winged insects

Ancestry of “ruồi muỗi”, step by step

ruồi muỗi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ruồi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseruồia fly
2Proto-Vieticm-rɔːj—
3Proto-Austroasiatic*roajfly (insect)

via Vietnamese muỗi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemuỗia mosquito
2Proto-Vieticmɔːsmosquito, gnat
3Proto-Mon-Khmermuujsmosquito, gnat; mosquito; gnat

Words derived from “ruồi muỗi”

Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *roaj →Every word from Proto-Vietic m-rɔːj →Every word from Vietnamese ruồi →