Where does “mang” come from?

mang (Mizo) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k).

mang (Mizo): dream

Definitions

  1. dream

Ancestry of “mang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetanmaŋbig; old; elder
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k)—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ →