Where does “móc túi” come from?

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

móc túi (Vietnamese): to pickpocket

Definitions

  1. to pickpocket

Ancestry of “móc túi”, step by step

móc túi 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 túi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetúibag; pocket; pouch
2Proto-Vieticsuːlʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer dɓɔk →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɓɔːk →Every word from Vietnamese móc →
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