Where does “mở đầu” come from?
mở đầu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mở, from Thai หมอ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ, from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ, from Old Chinese 巫.
mở đầu (Vietnamese): to begin; to start
Ancestry of “mở đầu”, step by step
mở đầu 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 đầu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đầu | head; tip; end; beginning; commencement; start |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 頭 | — |