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
Ancestry of “kính đeo mắt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | mắt | an eye; a knot ; a joint; a node; a mesh; a link |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | mat | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | mat | eye |