Where does “mắt mèo” come from?

mắt mèo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mắt, from Proto-Vietic mat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer mat — eye.

mắt mèo (Vietnamese): Mimosa pigra

Definitions

  1. Mimosa pigra

Ancestry of “mắt mèo”, step by step

mắt mèo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemắteye
2Proto-Vieticmateye
3Proto-Mon-Khmermateye

via Vietnamese mèo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemèocat; meow
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer mat →Every word from Proto-Vietic mat →Every word from Vietnamese mắt →