Where does “bục mặt” come from?

bục mặt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mặt, from Middle Vietnamese 𩈘 — face.

bục mặt (Vietnamese): to work one's fingers to the bone

Definitions

  1. to work one's fingers to the bone

Ancestry of “bục mặt”, step by step

bục mặt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mặt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemặtface; aspect; dimension; right
2Middle Vietnamese𩈘face

via Vietnamese bục

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebụcpodium; pulpit
Every word from Middle Vietnamese 𩈘 →Every word from Vietnamese mặt →