Where does “xương cụt” come from?

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

xương cụt (Vietnamese): a coccyx; tailbone

Definitions

  1. a coccyx; tailbone

Ancestry of “xương cụt”, step by step

xương cụt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xương

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

via Vietnamese cụt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecụtcut off; shortened; being a frustum
2Proto-Mon-Khmersguut—
Every word from Proto-Vietic *ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ →Every word from Vietnamese xương →