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Where does “mấy” come from?

mấy (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ɓǝlʔ — how many, how much.

mấy (Vietnamese): some, an indefinite quantity greater than one;...

Definitions

  1. some, an indefinite quantity greater than one;...

Ancestry of “mấy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticɓǝlʔhow many, how much
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɓǝlʔ →