Where does “chòi mòi” come from?

chòi mòi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mới, from Chinese 每, from Proto-Mon-Khmer muuj — one.

chòi mòi (Vietnamese): Antidesma ghaesembilla

Definitions

  1. Antidesma ghaesembilla

Ancestry of “chòi mòi”, step by step

chòi mòi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mới

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemớinew (recently made or created)
2Chinese每—
3Proto-Mon-Khmermuujone

via Vietnamese chòi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechòihut; shack; shed
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer muuj →Every word from Chinese 每 →Every word from Vietnamese mới →