Where does “mắt” come from?

mắt (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic mat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer mat — eye.

mắt (Vietnamese): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “mắt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticmateye
2Proto-Mon-Khmermateye

Words derived from “mắt

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer matEvery word from Proto-Vietic mat