Where does “ngon mắt” come from?

ngon mắt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mắt, from Proto-Vietic mat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer mat — eye.

ngon mắt (Vietnamese): pleasant to the eye; attractive

Definitions

  1. pleasant to the eye; attractive

Ancestry of “ngon mắt”, step by step

ngon mắt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemắteye
2Proto-Vieticmateye
3Proto-Mon-Khmermateye

via Vietnamese ngón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengóna digit
2Proto-Vieticŋɔːnʔtip; end
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer mat →Every word from Proto-Vietic mat →Every word from Vietnamese mắt →