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Where does “máu Hoạn thư” come from?

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

máu Hoạn thư (Vietnamese): jealousy

Definitions

  1. jealousy

Ancestry of “máu Hoạn thư”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemáublood; an inherent trait; health
2Proto-Celtic*māyūs—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →