Where does “trứng rán” come from?

trứng rán (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trứng, from Chinese 中, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan t/duŋ — navel; centre.

trứng rán (Vietnamese): a fried egg

Definitions

  1. a fried egg

Ancestry of “trứng rán”, step by step

trứng rán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trứng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrứngan egg
2Chinese中middle
3Proto-Sino-Tibetant/duŋnavel; centre

via Vietnamese rắn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserắna non-constricting snake, as opposed to a trăn;...
2Proto-Vieticm-rəɲʔbody louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(d)mrəɲʔbody louse
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