Where does “xem bói” come from?

xem bói (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bói, from Proto-Mon-Khmer pul.

xem bói (Vietnamese): to consult a fortune-teller

Definitions

  1. to consult a fortune-teller

Ancestry of “xem bói”, step by step

xem bói traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebóito tell fortunes, to divine, to take an augury
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpul—

via Vietnamese xem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexemto see; to look at; to watch; to read; to...
2Middle Chinese占—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer pul →Every word from Vietnamese bói →
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