Where does “màng nhĩ” come from?

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

màng nhĩ (Vietnamese): an eardrum

Definitions

  1. an eardrum

Ancestry of “màng nhĩ”, step by step

màng nhĩ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mạng

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

via Chinese 耳

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese耳—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*r-nəʔear
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁ɓaŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic t-ɓaŋ →Every word from Vietnamese mạng →