Where does “trâu” come from?

trâu (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic b-luː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ml(əw) — betel.

trâu (Vietnamese): a water buffalo, as opposed to a bò; enduring,...

Definitions

  1. a water buffalo, as opposed to a bò; enduring,...

Ancestry of “trâu”, step by step

trâu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic b-luː

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticb-luːbetel
2Proto-Mon-Khmerml(əw)betel

via Proto-Vietic c-luː

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticc-luːwater buffalo

via Proto-Vietic *k-luːʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietic*k-luːʔ—

Words derived from “trâu”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ml(əw) →Every word from Proto-Vietic b-luː →