Where does “chín muồi” come from?

chín muồi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chín, from Proto-Vietic ciːnʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer dciinʔ.

chín muồi (Vietnamese): ripe

Definitions

  1. ripe

Ancestry of “chín muồi”, step by step

chín muồi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechínnine; well done; ripe
2Proto-Vieticciːnʔcooked; ripe
3Proto-Mon-Khmerdciinʔ—

via Vietnamese muồi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemuồiripe; well-cooked; ready to eat
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer dciinʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ciːnʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chín →
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