Where does “măng” come from?

măng (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic t-ɓaŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁ɓaŋ.

măng (Vietnamese): bamboo shoot

Definitions

  1. bamboo shoot

Ancestry of “măng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietict-ɓaŋ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmert₁ɓaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁ɓaŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic t-ɓaŋ →
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