Where does “dã” come from?
dã (Muong) comes from Proto-Vietic -jaːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer jaʔ — grandmother.
dã (Muong): paternal grandmother; stepmother
Definitions
- paternal grandmother; stepmother
Ancestry of “dã”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Vietic | -jaːʔ | father's elder brother's wife |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | jaʔ | grandmother |