Where does “tai - mũi - họng” come from?

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

tai - mũi - họng (Vietnamese): ear, nose and throat

Definitions

  1. ear, nose and throat

Ancestry of “tai - mũi - họng”, step by step

tai - mũi - họng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mũi

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

via Vietnamese hồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehồngpink; red; persimmon
2Proto-Vietic-hɔːŋʔ—

via Vietnamese tại

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetạiat; in; on; because of; due to; because
2Chinese在—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer muh →Every word from Proto-Vietic muːs →Every word from Vietnamese mũi →