Where does “thuần chay” come from?

thuần chay (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chạy, from Proto-Vietic ciːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ — louse.

thuần chay (Vietnamese): vegan

Definitions

  1. vegan

Ancestry of “thuần chay”, step by step

thuần chay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chạy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechạyto run
2Proto-Vieticciːʔhead louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse

via Albanian thuan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianthuan—
2Proto-Albanian(a)tsāna—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ciːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chạy →