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Where does “孟” come from?

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

Ancestry of “孟”, step by step

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