Where does “móc nghéo” come from?

móc nghéo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese móc, from Proto-Vietic ɓɔːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer dɓɔk.

móc nghéo (Vietnamese): to make a pinky promise, to pinky swear

Definitions

  1. to make a pinky promise, to pinky swear

Ancestry of “móc nghéo”, step by step

móc nghéo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese móc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemóchook, crotchet, clasp; to hook; to draw out with...
2Proto-Vieticɓɔːk—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerdɓɔk—

via Vietnamese nghéo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenghéo—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer dɓɔk →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɓɔːk →Every word from Vietnamese móc →