Where does “ung nhọt” come from?

ung nhọt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ưng, from Chinese 應.

ung nhọt (Vietnamese): boils

Definitions

  1. boils

Ancestry of “ung nhọt”, step by step

ung nhọt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ưng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseưnghawk; to like and accept
2Chinese應—

via Vietnamese nhọt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhọtboil, furuncle
Every word from Chinese 應 →Every word from Vietnamese ưng →