Where does “gương mặt” come from?

gương mặt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mặt, from Middle Vietnamese 𩈘 — face.

gương mặt (Vietnamese): face; look; expression (of the face)

Definitions

  1. face; look; expression (of the face)

Ancestry of “gương mặt”, step by step

gương mặt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mặt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemặtface; aspect; dimension; right
2Middle Vietnamese𩈘face

via Vietnamese gương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegươnga mirror; an example; a role model; Synonym of...
2Middle Chinese鏡—
Every word from Middle Vietnamese 𩈘 →Every word from Vietnamese mặt →