Where does “gan nhiễm mỡ” come from?

gan nhiễm mỡ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mở, from Thai หมอ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ, from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ, from Old Chinese 巫.

gan nhiễm mỡ (Vietnamese): fatty liver

Definitions

  1. fatty liver

Ancestry of “gan nhiễm mỡ”, step by step

gan nhiễm mỡ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via Vietnamese gần

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegầnnear; nearby; close; nearly; almost
2Proto-Vietict-kaːn—
3Old Chinese肝—

via Vietnamese nhiễm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhiễmto catch, to contract, to acquire
2Chinese染—
Every word from Old Chinese 巫 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ →