Where does “mọi rợ” come from?

mọi rợ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mới, from Chinese 每, from Proto-Mon-Khmer muuj — one.

mọi rợ (Vietnamese): barbarians; savages

Definitions

  1. barbarians; savages

Ancestry of “mọi rợ”, step by step

mọi rợ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mới

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemớinew (recently made or created)
2Chinese每—
3Proto-Mon-Khmermuujone

via Vietnamese rợ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserợwild
2Old Chinese里—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer muuj →Every word from Chinese 每 →Every word from Vietnamese mới →