Where does “giang hồ mạng” come from?
giang hồ mạng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mạng, from Proto-Vietic t-ɓaŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁ɓaŋ.
giang hồ mạng (Vietnamese): cybergangster, gangsters who active on the Internet; usually brag about their wealth, lecture about morality, do business or argue with other cybergangsters
Definitions
- cybergangster, gangsters who active on the Internet; usually brag about their wealth, lecture about morality, do business or argue with other cybergangsters
Ancestry of “giang hồ mạng”, step by step
giang hồ mạng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese mạng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mạng | a spiderweb; network; veil |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | t-ɓaŋ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | t₁ɓaŋ | — |
via Vietnamese giang hồ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | giang hồ | like an outlaw; pertaining to outlaws |