Where does “muối mè” come from?

muối mè (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mẹ, from Chinese 迷.

muối mè (Vietnamese): A condiment made of salt and ground, roasted sesame or peanut, sprinkled on xôi and similar dishes

Definitions

  1. A condiment made of salt and ground, roasted sesame or peanut, sprinkled on xôi and similar dishes

Ancestry of “muối mè”, step by step

muối mè traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mẹ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemẹa mother; I/me, your mother; you, my mother
2Chinese迷—

via Vietnamese muối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemuốisalt; to pickle; pickled
2Proto-Vieticɓɔːjʔsalt
Every word from Chinese 迷 →Every word from Vietnamese mẹ →