Where does “bơngai” come from?
bơngai (Bahnar) comes from Proto-Bahnaric bŋaːj, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (m)ŋaaj — person, human being; human being; person.
bơngai (Bahnar): human, people, person
Ancestry of “bơngai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Bahnaric | bŋaːj | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | (m)ŋaaj | person, human being; human being; person |