Where does “mỏ hàn” come from?
mỏ hàn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mở, from Thai หมอ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ, from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ, from Old Chinese 巫.
mỏ hàn (Vietnamese): soldering iron
Ancestry of “mỏ hàn”, step by step
mỏ hàn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese mở
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mở | to open, be open; to unfold, expand, open up; to... |
| 2 | Thai | หมอ | expert; wizard; fortuneteller; clairvoyant;... |
| 3 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | ʰmɔːᴬ | shaman |
| 4 | Proto-Tai | ʰmoːᴬ | shaman |
| 5 | Old Chinese | 巫 | — |
via Vietnamese hạn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | hạn | drought; dryness; misfortune; bad luck; unlucky |
| 2 | Chinese | 恨 | — |