Where does “khuôn mẫu” come from?

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

khuôn mẫu (Vietnamese): standard; model; pattern; template

Definitions

  1. standard; model; pattern; template

Ancestry of “khuôn mẫu”, step by step

khuôn mẫu 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 khuôn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhuônshape, pattern, mold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *māyūs →Every word from Vietnamese máu →