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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | maŋ | big; old; elder |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) | — |