Where does “ngứa mồm” come from?
ngứa mồm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mồm, from English mom, from English momma, from English mama, from Xhosa umama, from Proto-Bantu *mààmá.
Ancestry of “ngứa mồm”, step by step
ngứa mồm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese mồm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mồm | mouth |
| 2 | English | mom | mother; An adult female owner of a pet; To care... |
| 3 | English | momma | mother; A voluptuous woman; One's wife or... |
| 4 | English | mama | Mother, female parent |
| 5 | Xhosa | umama | mom, mother |
| 6 | Proto-Bantu | *mààmá | — |
via Vietnamese ngứa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ngứa | to feel itchy; to itch |