Where does “ma men” come from?
ma men (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Mã, from Chinese 碼, from English Mark, from German mark, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.
ma men (Vietnamese): drunkard
Ancestry of “ma men”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | Mã | — |
| 2 | Chinese | 碼 | — |
| 3 | English | Mark | Abbreviation of Markarian |
| 4 | German | mark | — |
| 5 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 7 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |