Where does “để mặc” come from?
để mặc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mặc, from Proto-Vietic mak.
để mặc (Vietnamese): to leave alone; to let be; to leave be; to ignore
Definitions
- to leave alone; to let be; to leave be; to ignore
Ancestry of “để mặc”, step by step
để mặc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese mặc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mặc | to wear, to put on; to leave alone, to not care |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | mak | — |
via Vietnamese để
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | để | to place; to set; to let; to leave; in order to,... |