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Where does “ma-nơ-canh” come from?

ma-nơ-canh (Vietnamese) comes from French mannequin, from Dutch manneken, from Low German Mann, from Middle Low German man, from Old Saxon mann, from Proto-West Germanic mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

ma-nơ-canh (Vietnamese): mannequin

Definitions

  1. mannequin

Ancestry of “ma-nơ-canh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmannequinmodel; dummy, mannequin
2Dutchmanneken
3Low GermanMann—
4Middle Low Germanmanbut, only
5Old Saxonmann—
6Proto-West Germanicmannperson, human
7Proto-Germanic*mann-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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