Where does “ý muốn” come from?

ý muốn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese muốn, from Proto-Vietic ɓəːlʔ — to wish; to desire.

ý muốn (Vietnamese): wish; desire

Definitions

  1. wish; desire

Ancestry of “ý muốn”, step by step

ý muốn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese muốn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemuốnto want
2Proto-Vieticɓəːlʔto wish; to desire

via Vietnamese Ý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseÝItalian
2Middle Chinese意—
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