Where does “trăn” come from?

trăn (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-ləŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁lan — python.

trăn (Vietnamese): a non-venomous constricting snake, as opposed to...

Definitions

  1. a non-venomous constricting snake, as opposed to...

Ancestry of “trăn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-ləŋback
2Proto-Mon-Khmert₁lanpython
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁lan →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ləŋ →