Where does “màn ảnh” come from?

màn ảnh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mặn, from Proto-Vietic mən, from Proto-Turkic beŋ, from Proto-Turkic *bẹ — Denotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am.

màn ảnh (Vietnamese): screen (in cinema); silver screen

Definitions

  1. screen (in cinema); silver screen

Ancestry of “màn ảnh”, step by step

màn ảnh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mặn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemặnsalted; salty; having meat or fish; not...
2Proto-Vieticmən—
3Proto-Turkicbeŋmole on the face; birthmark; mole
4Proto-Turkic*bẹDenotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am

via Vietnamese ảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseảnhimage; reflection; photograph; picture; he; him
2Proto-Vieticʔɛːŋelder brother
Every word from Proto-Turkic *bẹ →Every word from Proto-Turkic beŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic mən →