Where does “thèm muốn” come from?

thèm muốn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese muốn, from Proto-Vietic ɓəːlʔ — to wish; to desire.

thèm muốn (Vietnamese): to thirst (for); to crave (for), to hunger (for); to covet

Definitions

  1. to thirst (for); to crave (for), to hunger (for); to covet

Ancestry of “thèm muốn”, step by step

thèm muốn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese muốn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemuốnto want
2Proto-Vieticɓəːlʔto wish; to desire

via Vietnamese thèm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethèmto want to eat
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɓəːlʔ →Every word from Vietnamese muốn →