Where does “muôn hình” come from?

muôn hình (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese muôn, from Chinese 萬, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-maŋ.

muôn hình (Vietnamese): that varies a lot; that takes many different forms; that comes in all shapes and sizes

Definitions

  1. that varies a lot; that takes many different forms; that comes in all shapes and sizes

Ancestry of “muôn hình”, step by step

muôn hình traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese muôn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemuônten thousand; myriad; all; many
2Chinese萬10,000
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-maŋ—

via Vietnamese hình

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehìnhimage; a figure or a silhouette; a photo; a...
2Chinese型—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-maŋ →Every word from Chinese 萬 →Every word from Vietnamese muôn →
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