Where does “mạng” come from?

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

mạng (Vietnamese): a spiderweb; network; veil

Definitions

  1. a spiderweb; network; veil

Ancestry of “mạng”, step by step

mạng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic t-ɓaŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietict-ɓaŋ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmert₁ɓaŋ—

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ

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

via Proto-Vietic ɓaːŋʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticɓaːŋʔ—

Words derived from “mạng”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁ɓaŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic t-ɓaŋ →