Where does “mù màu” come from?

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

mù màu (Vietnamese): colorblind

Definitions

  1. colorblind

Ancestry of “mù màu”, step by step

mù màu 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 mù

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemùblind; blinding
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *māyūs →Every word from Vietnamese máu →