Where does “màng não” come from?

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

màng não (Vietnamese): meninges (that envelop the brain)

Definitions

  1. meninges (that envelop the brain)

Ancestry of “màng não”, step by step

màng não traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mạng

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

via Vietnamese não

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenãobrain, cerebrum
2Chinese腦—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-nəw-kbrain

Words derived from “màng não”

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