Where does “thạch nhũ” come from?

thạch nhũ (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 乳, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nəw — breast, nipple; milk.

thạch nhũ (Vietnamese): a stalactite

Definitions

  1. a stalactite

Ancestry of “thạch nhũ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese乳—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-nəwbreast, nipple; milk

Words derived from “thạch nhũ”

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