Where does “hết mực” come from?

hết mực (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hết, from Proto-Vietic heːt, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔət.

hết mực (Vietnamese): exceptionally; outstandingly

Definitions

  1. exceptionally; outstandingly

Ancestry of “hết mực”, step by step

hết mực traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hết

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehếtto finish, to end, to expire, to come to an end;...
2Proto-Vieticheːtfinished
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔət—

via Vietnamese mực

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemựcink; squid; Short for dây mực
2Chinese墨ink
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔət →Every word from Proto-Vietic heːt →Every word from Vietnamese hết →
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