Where does “xương móc” come from?

xương móc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese móc, from Proto-Vietic ɓɔːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer dɓɔk.

xương móc (Vietnamese): hamate bone

Definitions

  1. hamate bone

Ancestry of “xương móc”, step by step

xương móc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese móc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemóchook, crotchet, clasp; to hook; to draw out with...
2Proto-Vieticɓɔːk—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerdɓɔk—

via Vietnamese xương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexươngbone
2Proto-Vietic*ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer dɓɔk →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɓɔːk →Every word from Vietnamese móc →