Where does “mạng xã hội” come from?

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

mạng xã hội (Vietnamese): social network; social media

Definitions

  1. social network; social media

Ancestry of “mạng xã hội”, step by step

mạng xã hội traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mạng

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

via Vietnamese xã hội

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexã hộisociety
2Japanese社会society; a class, a world of a certain group
3Middle Chinese社會—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁ɓaŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic t-ɓaŋ →Every word from Vietnamese mạng →