Where does “mua vui” come from?

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

mua vui (Vietnamese): to get into vain entertainment

Definitions

  1. to get into vain entertainment

Ancestry of “mua vui”, step by step

mua vui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mưa

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

via Vietnamese vui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevuimerry; joyful; gay
2Proto-Vietict-puːjjoyful
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer gmaʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-maː →Every word from Vietnamese mưa →
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