Where does “mần” come from?
mần (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic mən, from Proto-Turkic beŋ, from Proto-Turkic *bẹ.
mần (Vietnamese): to do, to work
Ancestry of “mần”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Vietic | mən | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | beŋ | mole on the face; birthmark; mole |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *bẹ | — |