Where does “mương” come from?
mương (Vietnamese) comes from English unspecified, from English Un-, from Middle English un-, from Old English un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
mương (Vietnamese): ditch, trench
Definitions
- ditch, trench
Ancestry of “mương”, step by step
mương traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unspecified
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unspecified | Not specified; not thoroughly explained or... |
| 2 | English | Un- | not |
| 3 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 4 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Proto-Tai *ʰmɯəŋᴬ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | *ʰmɯəŋᴬ | — |