Where does “chúc mừng” come from?

chúc mừng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mừng, from Proto-Vietic məːŋ.

chúc mừng (Vietnamese): to congratulate (on); to wish well

Definitions

  1. to congratulate (on); to wish well

Ancestry of “chúc mừng”, step by step

chúc mừng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mừng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemừngglad, happy; to rejoice, to congratulate
2Proto-Vieticməːŋ—

via Vietnamese chúc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechúcto wish; to lean downward, to incline downward

Words derived from “chúc mừng”

Every word from Proto-Vietic məːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese mừng →