Where does “thú ăn kiến” come from?
thú ăn kiến (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thứ, from Chinese 首, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *qV-luʔ.
thú ăn kiến (Vietnamese): an anteater
Ancestry of “thú ăn kiến”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | thứ | inferior in quality, second, second vice, under;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 首 | neck |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *qV-luʔ | — |