Where does “mau nước mắt” come from?

mau nước mắt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nước mắt, from Vietnamese nước, from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak — water; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

mau nước mắt (Vietnamese): prone to tears

Definitions

  1. prone to tears

Ancestry of “mau nước mắt”, step by step

mau nước mắt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nước mắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenước mắttear
2Vietnamesenướcwater; liquid; fluid; the liquid part of a broth
3Proto-Vieticɗaːkwater, liquid
4Proto-Mon-Khmerɗaakwater; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

via Vietnamese máu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemáublood; an inherent trait; health
2Proto-Celtic*māyūs—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →