Where does “mừng rỡ” come from?

mừng rỡ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mừng, from Proto-Vietic məːŋ.

mừng rỡ (Vietnamese): to rejoice greatly; to exult; to be (visibly) happy

Definitions

  1. to rejoice greatly; to exult; to be (visibly) happy

Ancestry of “mừng rỡ”, step by step

mừng rỡ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mừng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemừngglad, happy; to rejoice, to congratulate
2Proto-Vieticməːŋ—

via Vietnamese rỡ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserỡbrilliant; sparkling
Every word from Proto-Vietic məːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese mừng →