Where does “đến mức” come from?

đến mức (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mức, from Middle Chinese 墨.

đến mức (Vietnamese): to the extent of; reaching a threshold

Definitions

  1. to the extent of; reaching a threshold

Ancestry of “đến mức”, step by step

đến mức traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mức

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemứclevel; degree; extent; measure; standard
2Middle Chinese

via Vietnamese đến

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđếnto arrive, to come; to
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Vietnamese mức