Where does “mong muốn” come from?

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

mong muốn (Vietnamese): to wish; to desire; desire

Definitions

  1. to wish; to desire; desire

Ancestry of “mong muốn”, step by step

mong muốn 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 muốn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemuốnto want
2Proto-Vieticɓəːlʔto wish; to desire
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ →Every word from Vietnamese 孟 →
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