Where does “mục nát” come from?

mục nát (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mục, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɓuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək, from Proto-Austronesian bukəS — hair.

mục nát (Vietnamese): decayed; rotten; corrupt

Definitions

  1. decayed; rotten; corrupt

Ancestry of “mục nát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemụcrotten, decaying, decayed; an item; an entry
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɓuk—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuhəkhair
4Proto-AustronesianbukəShair
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bukəS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buhək →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɓuk →