Where does “liều mạng” come from?

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

liều mạng (Vietnamese): to risk one's life to do something; to be reckless

Definitions

  1. to risk one's life to do something; to be reckless

Ancestry of “liều mạng”, step by step

liều mạng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mạng

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

via Vietnamese liều

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseliềudose; dosage; to risk; to run the danger
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁ɓaŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic t-ɓaŋ →Every word from Vietnamese mạng →
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