Where does “tiền mặt” come from?
tiền mặt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mặt, from Middle Vietnamese 𩈘 — face.
tiền mặt (Vietnamese): cash
Ancestry of “tiền mặt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | mặt | face; aspect; dimension; right |
| 2 | Middle Vietnamese | 𩈘 | face |