Where does “xác ướp” come from?

xác ướp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xác, from Middle Vietnamese xác.

xác ướp (Vietnamese): mummy

Definitions

  1. mummy

Ancestry of “xác ướp”, step by step

xác ướp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xác

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexáccorpse; body
2Middle Vietnamesexác—

via Vietnamese ướp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseướpto salt meat or fish with salt or nước mắm, or to further spice them up with other spices or condiments
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