Where does “bút mực” come from?

bút mực (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bút, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.

bút mực (Vietnamese): pen (for writing)

Definitions

  1. pen (for writing)

Ancestry of “bút mực”, step by step

bút mực traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebútany piece of equipment used for writing with...
2Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
3Proto-Uralic-tt—

via Vietnamese mực

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemựcink; squid; Short for dây mực
2Chinese墨ink
Every word from Proto-Uralic -tt →Every word from Hungarian -t →Every word from Vietnamese bút →