Where does “mũi” come from?
mũi (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic muːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer muh — nose.
mũi (Vietnamese): nose; tip; cape
Ancestry of “mũi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Vietic | muːs | nose |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | muh | nose |