Where does “phép mầu” come from?

phép mầu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese máu, from Proto-Celtic *māyūs, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

phép mầu (Vietnamese): miracle

Definitions

  1. miracle

Ancestry of “phép mầu”, step by step

phép mầu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemáublood; an inherent trait; health
2Proto-Celtic*māyūs—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Vietnamese phép

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephépcustom; permission; authorization; a methodology
2Middle Chinese法—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *māyūs →Every word from Vietnamese máu →