Where does “chảy máu” come from?

chảy máu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese máu, from Proto-Celtic *māyūs, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

chảy máu (Vietnamese): to bleed

Definitions

  1. to bleed

Ancestry of “chảy máu”, step by step

chảy máu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemáublood; an inherent trait; health
2Proto-Celtic*māyūs—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Vietnamese chạy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechạyto run
2Proto-Vieticciːʔhead louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *māyūs →Every word from Vietnamese máu →