Where does “망” come from?

망 (Middle Chinese) comes from Chinese 亡, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k).

Ancestry of “망”, step by step

망 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 亡

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

via Middle Chinese 望

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese望—

Words derived from “망”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ →Every word from Chinese 亡 →