Where does “mua chuộc” come from?

mua chuộc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mưa, from Proto-Vietic k-maː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer gmaʔ.

mua chuộc (Vietnamese): to bribe; to buy off

Definitions

  1. to bribe; to buy off

Ancestry of “mua chuộc”, step by step

mua chuộc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mưa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemưarain; to rain
2Proto-Vietick-maːrain
3Proto-Mon-Khmergmaʔ—

via Vietnamese chuộc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechuộcto redeem (by payment); to ransom
2Chinese贖—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer gmaʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-maː →Every word from Vietnamese mưa →
mua chuộc — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer