Where does “mầm non” come from?

mầm non (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nón, from Proto-Vietic k-nɔːn, from Proto-Vietic kɔːn, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kuun — child.

mầm non (Vietnamese): early childhood

Definitions

  1. early childhood

Ancestry of “mầm non”, step by step

mầm non traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesenónAsian conical hat; hat; cap; helmet
2Proto-Vietick-nɔːn—
3Proto-Vietickɔːnchild
4Proto-Mon-Khmerkuunchild

via Proto-Kartvelian mam-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kartvelianmam-father

Words derived from “mầm non”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kuun →Every word from Proto-Vietic kɔːn →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-nɔːn →