Where does “xương bướm” come from?

xương bướm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xương, from Proto-Vietic *ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ.

xương bướm (Vietnamese): sphenoid bone

Definitions

  1. sphenoid bone

Ancestry of “xương bướm”, step by step

xương bướm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexươngbone
2Proto-Vietic*ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ—

via Vietnamese bướm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebướma butterfly; vulva
2Proto-Vieticpaːmʔbutterfly
Every word from Proto-Vietic *ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ →Every word from Vietnamese xương →