Where does “che mờ” come from?

che mờ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chè, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

che mờ (Vietnamese): to blur; to cloud; to obscure

Definitions

  1. to blur; to cloud; to obscure

Ancestry of “che mờ”, step by step

che mờ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chè

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechètea; a thick, sweet dessert soup or pudding,...
2Middle Chinese茶—
3Chinese茶tea
4Proto-Loloishla¹tea
5Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Vietnamese mở

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemởto open, be open; to unfold, expand, open up; to...
2Thaiหมอexpert; wizard; fortuneteller; clairvoyant;...
3Proto-Southwestern Taiʰmɔːᴬshaman
4Proto-Taiʰmoːᴬshaman
5Old Chinese巫—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →