Where does “măng tô” come from?

măng tô (Vietnamese) comes from French manteau, from Latin mantēllum, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.

măng tô (Vietnamese): cloak

Definitions

  1. cloak

Ancestry of “măng tô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmanteaucoat; mantle; pavilion
2Latinmantēllum—
3Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
4Gaulishmantos—
5Proto-Celticmantos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mantos →Every word from Gaulish mantos →