Where does “ái” come from?

ái (Vietnamese) comes from English Ai, from English aight, from English all right — Good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition;...

ái (Vietnamese): to love; love; homosexual; gay

Definitions

  1. to love; love; homosexual; gay

Ancestry of “ái”, step by step

ái traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAi—
2EnglishaightContraction of all right; Okay; average; nothing...
3Englishall rightGood; in acceptable, if not excellent condition;...

via Proto-Vietic ʔeː

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticʔeː—

via Chinese 愛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese愛—

Words derived from “ái”

Every word from English all right →Every word from English aight →Every word from English Ai →