Where does “móng vuốt” come from?

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

móng vuốt (Vietnamese): claw

Definitions

  1. claw

Ancestry of “móng vuốt”, step by step

móng vuốt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese móng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemóngnail
2Vietnamese孟—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanmaŋbig; old; elder
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k)—

via Vietnamese vuốt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevuốtclaw; talon; to caress, to stroke
2Proto-Vieticc-pɔt—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerpuut—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ →Every word from Vietnamese 孟 →