Where does “nghẹt mũi” come from?

nghẹt mũi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mũi, from Proto-Vietic muːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer muh — nose.

nghẹt mũi (Vietnamese): nasal congestion; stuffy nose

Definitions

  1. nasal congestion; stuffy nose

Ancestry of “nghẹt mũi”, step by step

nghẹt mũi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mũi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemũinose; tip; cape
2Proto-Vieticmuːsnose
3Proto-Mon-Khmermuhnose

via Vietnamese nghẹt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenghẹtbe stuffed (full or packed)
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer muh →Every word from Proto-Vietic muːs →Every word from Vietnamese mũi →