Where does “ánh mắt” come from?

ánh mắt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mắt, from Proto-Vietic mat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer mat — eye.

ánh mắt (Vietnamese): a gaze; a look

Definitions

  1. a gaze; a look

Ancestry of “ánh mắt”, step by step

ánh mắt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemắteye
2Proto-Vieticmateye
3Proto-Mon-Khmermateye

via Vietnamese ảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseảnhimage; reflection; photograph; picture; he; him
2Proto-Vieticʔɛːŋelder brother
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer mat →Every word from Proto-Vietic mat →Every word from Vietnamese mắt →
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