Where does “mang tên” come from?

mang tên (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tên, from Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

mang tên (Vietnamese): to be called; to bear someone's name; to be known as

Definitions

  1. to be called; to bear someone's name; to be known as

Ancestry of “mang tên”, step by step

mang tên traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetêngiven name; name; person
2Proto-Slavic*tъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavictasthat
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Vietnamese mạng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemạnga spiderweb; network; veil
2Proto-Vietict-ɓaŋ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmert₁ɓaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas →Every word from Proto-Slavic *tъ →