Where does “bằng” come from?

bằng (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic baŋ, from Proto-Turkic beŋ, from Proto-Turkic *bẹ — Denotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am.

bằng (Vietnamese): flat; being a ngang or huyền tone; carrying a...

Definitions

  1. flat; being a ngang or huyền tone; carrying a...

Ancestry of “bằng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticbaŋflat; even
2Proto-Turkicbeŋmole on the face; birthmark; mole
3Proto-Turkic*bẹDenotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am
Every word from Proto-Turkic *bẹ →Every word from Proto-Turkic beŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic baŋ →