Where does “mẹ con” come from?

mẹ con (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese còn, from French alcool, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

mẹ con (Vietnamese): mother and child

Definitions

mother and child

Ancestry of “mẹ con”, step by step

mẹ con traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese còn

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	còn	to remain; to be left; to still have or exist; to...
2	French	alcool	alcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated...
3	Latin	alcohol	kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
4	Andalusian Arabic	كُحُول	—
5	Arabic	كحل	antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
6	Arabic	كُحْل	antimony; kohl, stibnite
7	Akkadian	guḫlum	kohl, antimony paste

via Vietnamese mẹ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	mẹ	a mother; I/me, your mother; you, my mother
2	Chinese	迷	—

Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Arabic كحل →