Where does “bới móc” come from?

bới móc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese móc, from Proto-Vietic ɓɔːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer dɓɔk.

bới móc (Vietnamese): to find faults in others; to denounce

Definitions

  1. to find faults in others; to denounce

Ancestry of “bới móc”, step by step

bới móc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese móc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemóchook, crotchet, clasp; to hook; to draw out with...
2Proto-Vieticɓɔːk—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerdɓɔk—

via Vietnamese bới

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebớito search for something by digging through or unsettling the earth
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer dɓɔk →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɓɔːk →Every word from Vietnamese móc →