Where does “ma lanh” come from?
ma lanh (Vietnamese) comes from French Malin, from Latin malignus, from Latin male, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
ma lanh (Vietnamese): cunning, or for tricksters sly
Definitions
- cunning, or for tricksters sly
Ancestry of “ma lanh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Malin | the Devil |
| 2 | Latin | malignus | wicked, malicious; spiteful; malignant, malign |
| 3 | Latin | male | badly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly |
| 4 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |