Where does “мыонг” come from?

мыонг (Russian) comes from Vietnamese Mường, from Proto-Tai mɯəŋᴬ — township.

мыонг (Russian): Muong (person)

Definitions

  1. Muong (person)

Ancestry of “мыонг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseMườngthe Muong people, a minority ethnic group in mountainous regions of Vietnam
2Proto-Taimɯəŋᴬtownship
Every word from Proto-Tai mɯəŋᴬ →Every word from Vietnamese Mường →