Where does “kính đeo mắt” come from?

kính đeo mắt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mắt, from Proto-Vietic mat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer mat — eye.

kính đeo mắt (Vietnamese): eyeglasses, spectacles

Definitions

  1. eyeglasses, spectacles

Ancestry of “kính đeo mắt”, step by step

kính đeo mắt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemắteye
2Proto-Vieticmateye
3Proto-Mon-Khmermateye

via Vietnamese kính

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekínhglass; eyeglasses; a mirror
2Chinese京—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-gaŋhill, ridge, mountain

via Vietnamese đeo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđeoto carry; to wear, to put on
2Chinese屌penis
3Chinese鳥—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer mat →Every word from Proto-Vietic mat →Every word from Vietnamese mắt →