Where does “đẫm máu” come from?

đẫm máu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese máu, from Proto-Celtic *māyūs, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

đẫm máu (Vietnamese): bloody

Definitions

  1. bloody

Ancestry of “đẫm máu”, step by step

đẫm máu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemáublood; an inherent trait; health
2Proto-Celtic*māyūs—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Vietnamese đẫm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđẫmto be soaking in lots of fluid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *māyūs →Every word from Vietnamese máu →