Where does “sóc” come from?

sóc (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic prɔːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer prɔɔk — squirrel.

sóc (Vietnamese): a squirrel; to take care of, to look after; a...

Definitions

  1. a squirrel; to take care of, to look after; a...

Ancestry of “sóc”, step by step

sóc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic prɔːk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticprɔːksquirrel
2Proto-Mon-Khmerprɔɔksquirrel

via Khmer ស្រុក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស្រុកcountry, nation; district, subdivision of a...

Words derived from “sóc”

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