Where does “mài mòn” come from?
mài mòn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mài, from Proto-Vietic meːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer meeʔ.
mài mòn (Vietnamese): to abrade; to scrape
Definitions
- to abrade; to scrape
Ancestry of “mài mòn”, step by step
mài mòn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese mài
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mài | to grind |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | meːʔ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | meeʔ | — |
via Vietnamese mòn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mòn | to wear (as in to subject to wear), to wear out |