Where does “thú ăn kiến” come from?

thú ăn kiến (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thứ, from Chinese 首, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *qV-luʔ — head.

thú ăn kiến (Vietnamese): an anteater

Definitions

  1. an anteater

Ancestry of “thú ăn kiến”, step by step

thú ăn kiến traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thứ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethứinferior in quality, second, second vice, under;...
2Chinese首neck
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*qV-luʔhead

via Vietnamese ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese安—

via Vietnamese kiến

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekiếnant
2Proto-Vieticgɛːnʔ—
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