Where does “ngon miệng” come from?

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

ngon miệng (Vietnamese): appetising, delicious

Definitions

  1. appetising, delicious

Ancestry of “ngon miệng”, step by step

ngon 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 ngón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengóna digit
2Proto-Vieticŋɔːnʔtip; end
Every word from Proto-Vietic -mɛːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese miệng →