Where does “mủ” come from?

mủ (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ɓuh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɓuh — to bubble; boil.

mủ (Vietnamese): pus; sap; latex

Definitions

  1. pus; sap; latex

Ancestry of “mủ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticɓuh—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɓuhto bubble; boil
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɓuh →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɓuh →
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