Where does “mờ nhạt” come from?

mờ nhạt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mở, from Thai หมอ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ, from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ, from Old Chinese 巫.

mờ nhạt (Vietnamese): faint; blurred; fuzzy; obscure

Definitions

  1. faint; blurred; fuzzy; obscure

Ancestry of “mờ nhạt”, step by step

mờ nhạt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mở

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemởto open, be open; to unfold, expand, open up; to...
2Thaiหมอexpert; wizard; fortuneteller; clairvoyant;...
3Proto-Southwestern Taiʰmɔːᴬshaman
4Proto-Taiʰmoːᴬshaman
5Old Chinese巫—

via Vietnamese nhạt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhạttasteless or bland; bland; lame; weak; feeble;...
2Proto-Vieticm-laːctasteless
Every word from Old Chinese 巫 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ →