Where does “manh mối” come from?

manh mối (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Mạnh, from Vietnamese 孟, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k).

manh mối (Vietnamese): clue; hint; thread

Definitions

  1. clue; hint; thread

Ancestry of “manh mối”, step by step

manh mối traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Mạnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseMạnh—
2Vietnamese孟—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanmaŋbig; old; elder
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k)—

via Vietnamese mới

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemớinew (recently made or created)
2Chinese每—
3Proto-Mon-Khmermuujone
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ →Every word from Vietnamese 孟 →