Where does “say mê” come from?

say mê (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mẹ, from Chinese 迷.

say mê (Vietnamese): to have a passion for; become infatuated with

Definitions

  1. to have a passion for; become infatuated with

Ancestry of “say mê”, step by step

say mê traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mẹ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemẹa mother; I/me, your mother; you, my mother
2Chinese迷—

via Vietnamese sậy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesậyreed
2Proto-Vieticp-riːbe drunk
Every word from Chinese 迷 →Every word from Vietnamese mẹ →