Where does “ruột già” come from?

ruột già (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ruột, from Proto-Vietic rɔːc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruuc.

ruột già (Vietnamese): large intestine

Definitions

  1. large intestine

Ancestry of “ruột già”, step by step

ruột già traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ruột

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseruộtintestine; inner tube; directly biologically...
2Proto-Vieticrɔːc—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerruuc—

via Vietnamese giá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiáprice; bean sprouts; shelf
2Proto-Vietick-raː—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkraʔroad, way
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruuc →Every word from Proto-Vietic rɔːc →Every word from Vietnamese ruột →