Where does “meng” come from?

meng (English) comes from Vietnamese 孟, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k).

meng (English): Alternative form of ming

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ming

Ancestry of “meng”, step by step

meng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese 孟

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamese孟—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanmaŋbig; old; elder
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k)—

via German Meng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeng—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ →Every word from Vietnamese 孟 →
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