Where does “mới đầu” come from?

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

mới đầu (Vietnamese): at first; initially; originally

Definitions

  1. at first; initially; originally

Ancestry of “mới đầu”, step by step

mới đầu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mới

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

via Vietnamese đầu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđầuhead; tip; end; beginning; commencement; start
2Middle Chinese頭—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer muuj →Every word from Chinese 每 →Every word from Vietnamese mới →
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