Where does “ngứa miệng” come from?

ngứa miệng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese miệng, from Proto-Vietic -mɛːŋʔ — mouth.

ngứa miệng (Vietnamese): to be itching to say something

Definitions

  1. to be itching to say something

Ancestry of “ngứa miệng”, step by step

ngứa miệng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese miệng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemiệnga mouth; a member of a family
2Proto-Vietic-mɛːŋʔmouth

via Vietnamese ngứa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengứato feel itchy; to itch
Every word from Proto-Vietic -mɛːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese miệng →