Where does “mụn rộp” come from?

mụn rộp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mùn, from Proto-Vietic ɓuːɲ — ashes.

mụn rộp (Vietnamese): cold sore

Definitions

  1. cold sore

Ancestry of “mụn rộp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemùnhumus; dust, particle
2Proto-Vieticɓuːɲashes
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɓuːɲ
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