Where does “mức sống” come from?

mức sống (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sống, from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ.

mức sống (Vietnamese): standard of living; living standards

Definitions

  1. standard of living; living standards

Ancestry of “mức sống”, step by step

mức sống traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesốnga spine; to live; living
2Proto-Vietick-roːŋʔback of the blade; alive; raw
3Proto-Mon-Khmerruŋʔ—

via Vietnamese mức

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemứclevel; degree; extent; measure; standard
2Middle Chinese墨—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-roːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese sống →