Where does “mần” come from?

mần (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic mən, from Proto-Turkic beŋ, from Proto-Turkic *bẹ — Denotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am.

mần (Vietnamese): to do, to work

Definitions

  1. to do, to work

Ancestry of “mần”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticmən—
2Proto-Turkicbeŋmole on the face; birthmark; mole
3Proto-Turkic*bẹDenotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am
Every word from Proto-Turkic *bẹ →Every word from Proto-Turkic beŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic mən →
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