Where does “vòi voi” come from?

vòi voi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vôi, from Proto-Vietic k-puːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer knpur — lime.

vòi voi (Vietnamese): Heliotropium indicum

Definitions

  1. Heliotropium indicum

Ancestry of “vòi voi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevôilime
2Proto-Vietick-puːrlime
3Proto-Mon-Khmerknpurlime
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer knpur →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-puːr →Every word from Vietnamese vôi →