Where does “mốc” come from?

mốc (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɓuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək, from Proto-Austronesian bukəS — hair.

mốc (Vietnamese): mould; mouldy; boundary marker; landmark

Definitions

  1. mould; mouldy; boundary marker; landmark

Ancestry of “mốc”, step by step

mốc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Mon-Khmer ɓuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerɓuk—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuhəkhair
3Proto-AustronesianbukəShair

via Middle Chinese 木

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese木—

Words derived from “mốc”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bukəS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɓuk →