Where does “hút hồn” come from?

hút hồn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hút, from Proto-Mon-Khmer hut.

hút hồn (Vietnamese): mesmerizingly

Definitions

  1. mesmerizingly

Ancestry of “hút hồn”, step by step

hút hồn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehútto absorb, to suck; to smoke; to attract
2Proto-Mon-Khmerhut—

via Vietnamese hồn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehồnsoul, spirit, ghost
2Middle Chinese魂—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer hut →Every word from Vietnamese hút →
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