Where does “mạ” come from?

mạ (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic s-maːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer maʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.

mạ (Vietnamese): rice seedlings; mother; mom; to plate

Definitions

  1. rice seedlings; mother; mom; to plate

Ancestry of “mạ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietics-maːʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmermaʔinsect; seed; mother
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer maʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic s-maːʔ →
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