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Where does “ŋaaj” come from?

ŋaaj (Proto-Vietic) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer (m-)ŋaaj — human being; person.

Ancestry of “ŋaaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmer(m-)ŋaajhuman being; person

Words derived from “ŋaaj”

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