Where does “ước muốn” come from?

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

ước muốn (Vietnamese): to wish; to desire

Definitions

  1. to wish; to desire

Ancestry of “ước muốn”, step by step

ước muốn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese muốn

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

via Vietnamese ước

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseướcto wish; to desire; to promise; to estimate; to...
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɓəːlʔ →Every word from Vietnamese muốn →