Where does “ma” come from?
ma (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic s-maːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer maʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.
ma (Vietnamese): rice seedlings; mother; mom; to plate
Definitions
- rice seedlings; mother; mom; to plate
Ancestry of “ma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | s-maːʔ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | maʔ | insect; seed; mother |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |