Where does “trắng muốt” come from?

trắng muốt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trắng, from Proto-Vietic k-laŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaŋʔ.

trắng muốt (Vietnamese): white and smooth; pale and fine; silky

Definitions

  1. white and smooth; pale and fine; silky

Ancestry of “trắng muốt”, step by step

trắng muốt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trắng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrắngwhite; pale
2Proto-Vietick-laŋʔwhite
3Proto-Mon-Khmerklaŋʔ—

via Vietnamese muốt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemuốt—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-laŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese trắng →