Where does “mong ước” come from?

mong ước (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese móng, from Vietnamese 孟, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k).

mong ước (Vietnamese): to earnestly hope for; to wish for

Definitions

  1. to earnestly hope for; to wish for

Ancestry of “mong ước”, step by step

mong ước traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese móng

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

via Vietnamese ước

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseướcto wish; to desire; to promise; to estimate; to...
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ →Every word from Vietnamese 孟 →