Where does “thuốc mỡ” come from?
thuốc mỡ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mở, from Thai หมอ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ, from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ, from Old Chinese 巫.
thuốc mỡ (Vietnamese): ointment
Ancestry of “thuốc mỡ”, step by step
thuốc mỡ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese mở
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mở | to open, be open; to unfold, expand, open up; to... |
| 2 | Thai | หมอ | expert; wizard; fortuneteller; clairvoyant;... |
| 3 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | ʰmɔːᴬ | shaman |
| 4 | Proto-Tai | ʰmoːᴬ | shaman |
| 5 | Old Chinese | 巫 | — |
via Vietnamese thuốc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thuốc | medicine; medicament; drug; Short for thuốc lá;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 毒 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | duk ~ tuk | poison; poisonous, toxic; to poison |