Where does “nặng” come from?

nặng (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ɗaŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer p(ɗ)aŋ — dry season.

nặng (Vietnamese): heavy; stressing due to containing a lot of...

Definitions

  1. heavy; stressing due to containing a lot of...

Ancestry of “nặng”, step by step

nặng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic ɗaŋʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticɗaŋʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerp(ɗ)aŋdry season

via Proto-Tai naːŋᴬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tainaːŋᴬlady
2Middle Chinese娘—

via Middle Chinese 能

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese能talent, ability

Words derived from “nặng”

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