Where does “mạng nhện” come from?

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

mạng nhện (Vietnamese): spiderweb

Definitions

  1. spiderweb

Ancestry of “mạng nhện”, step by step

mạng nhện traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mạng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemạnga spiderweb; network; veil
2Proto-Vietict-ɓaŋ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmert₁ɓaŋ—

via Vietnamese nhện

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhệna spider
2Proto-Vieticɲeːɲʔspider
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁ɓaŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic t-ɓaŋ →Every word from Vietnamese mạng →