Where does “sắc mặt” come from?

sắc mặt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mặt, from Middle Vietnamese 𩈘 — face.

sắc mặt (Vietnamese): facial complexion

Definitions

  1. facial complexion

Ancestry of “sắc mặt”, step by step

sắc mặt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mặt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemặtface; aspect; dimension; right
2Middle Vietnamese𩈘face

via Vietnamese sắc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesắcsharp; color
2Middle Chinese色—
Every word from Middle Vietnamese 𩈘 →