Where does “mờ sương” come from?

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

mờ sương (Vietnamese): dim and foggy, esp. in the early morning when the dew hasn't dissipated

Definitions

  1. dim and foggy, esp. in the early morning when the dew hasn't dissipated

Ancestry of “mờ sương”, step by step

mờ sương 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 sương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesươngdew
2Chinese霜—
Every word from Old Chinese 巫 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ →