Where does “mở” come from?

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

mở (Vietnamese): to open, be open; to unfold, expand, open up; to...

Definitions

  1. to open, be open; to unfold, expand, open up; to...

Ancestry of “mở”, step by step

mở traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หมอ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหมอexpert; wizard; fortuneteller; clairvoyant;...
2Proto-Southwestern Taiʰmɔːᴬshaman
3Proto-Taiʰmoːᴬshaman
4Old Chinese巫—

via Proto-Vietic k-ɓɔh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-ɓɔhbeak
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɟɓuəh—

via Proto-Vietic ɓǝh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticɓǝh—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɓ(ə)h—

Words derived from “mở”

Every word from Old Chinese 巫 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ →