Where does “mờ ảo” come from?
mờ ảo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mở, from Thai หมอ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ, from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ, from Old Chinese 巫.
mờ ảo (Vietnamese): dim; vague; unclear; blurred
Definitions
- dim; vague; unclear; blurred
Ancestry of “mờ ảo”, step by step
mờ ảo 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 áo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | áo | a top; an outfit |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | ʔaːwʔ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ʔaawʔ | upper garment |