Where does “mù” come from?

mù (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ɓuh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɓuh — to bubble; boil.

mù (Vietnamese): pus; sap; latex

Definitions

  1. pus; sap; latex

Ancestry of “mù”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticɓuh—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɓuhto bubble; boil
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɓuh →