Where does “ơi” come from?
ơi (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-ʔoːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer pʔus — guava.
ơi (Vietnamese): suffixes to someone's name or kinship title, used...
Definitions
- suffixes to someone's name or kinship title, used...
Ancestry of “ơi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Vietic | k-ʔoːs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | pʔus | guava |