Where does “mạch máu” come from?

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

mạch máu (Vietnamese): blood vessel

Definitions

  1. blood vessel

Ancestry of “mạch máu”, step by step

mạch máu 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 mạch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemạcha blood vessel; a pulse; a circuit
2Chinese脈—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *māyūs →Every word from Vietnamese máu →
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