Where does “chào mừng” come from?

chào mừng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chào, from Proto-Vietic caːwʔ.

chào mừng (Vietnamese): to welcome; to do in honor of

Definitions

  1. to welcome; to do in honor of

Ancestry of “chào mừng”, step by step

chào mừng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chào

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechàoto bow, to greet, to salute; to solicit; good...
2Proto-Vieticcaːwʔ—

via Vietnamese mừng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemừngglad, happy; to rejoice, to congratulate
2Proto-Vieticməːŋ—
Every word from Proto-Vietic caːwʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chào →