Where does “cư dân mạng” come from?

cư dân mạng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mạng, from Proto-Vietic t-ɓaŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁ɓaŋ.

cư dân mạng (Vietnamese): netizen

Definitions

  1. netizen

Ancestry of “cư dân mạng”, step by step

cư dân mạng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mạng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemạnga spiderweb; network; veil
2Proto-Vietict-ɓaŋ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmert₁ɓaŋ—

via Vietnamese cư dân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecư dânresident; inhabitant
2Chinese居民resident; inhabitant
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁ɓaŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic t-ɓaŋ →Every word from Vietnamese mạng →