Where does “chửi mắng” come from?

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

chửi mắng (Vietnamese): to verbally abuse; to scold

Definitions

  1. to verbally abuse; to scold

Ancestry of “chửi mắng”, step by step

chửi mắng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mạng

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

via English Chui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChui—
2Proto-Vietic*k-cuːs—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁ɓaŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic t-ɓaŋ →Every word from Vietnamese mạng →