Where does “móng” come from?

móng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese 孟, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k).

móng (Vietnamese): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “móng”, step by step

móng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese 孟

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamese孟—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanmaŋbig; old; elder
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k)—

via Proto-Vietic t-moːŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietict-moːŋ—

via Vietnamese Mông Cổ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseMông CổMongolian

Words derived from “móng”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ →Every word from Vietnamese 孟 →