Where does “đáng ngại” come from?

đáng ngại (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngại, from Chinese 𠊎, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.

đáng ngại (Vietnamese): dangerous, ominous

Definitions

  1. dangerous, ominous

Ancestry of “đáng ngại”, step by step

đáng ngại traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ngại

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengạiworried, hesitant, fearful; to fear, to be afraid
2Chinese𠊎—
3Proto-Sino-TibetanŋaI
4Proto-Sino-Tibetanl/b-ŋafive

via Vietnamese đáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđángworthy, worth; to deserve, to merit
2Proto-Vietictaŋʔbitter
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkt₂aŋbitter
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