Where does “tiền vàng mã” come from?
tiền vàng mã (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Mã, from Chinese 碼, from English Mark, from German mark, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.
tiền vàng mã (Vietnamese): joss paper
Definitions
- joss paper
Ancestry of “tiền vàng mã”, step by step
tiền vàng mã traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese Mã
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Mã | — |
| 2 | Chinese | 碼 | — |
| 3 | English | Mark | Abbreviation of Markarian |
| 4 | German | mark | mark any of various European monetary units |
| 5 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 7 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |