Where does “ngủ mê” come from?

ngủ mê (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngủ, from Chinese 伍, from Chinese 亻, from Chinese 工.

ngủ mê (Vietnamese): to be in deep and sound sleep

Definitions

  1. to be in deep and sound sleep

Ancestry of “ngủ mê”, step by step

ngủ mê traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ngủ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengủto sleep
2Chinese伍—
3Chinese亻—
4Chinese工—

via Vietnamese mẹ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemẹa mother; I/me, your mother; you, my mother
2Chinese迷—
Every word from Chinese 工 →Every word from Chinese 亻 →Every word from Chinese 伍 →