Where does “Nôm” come from?
Nôm (Vietnamese) comes from Old Portuguese non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
Nôm (Vietnamese): written in Vietnamese using chữ Nôm
Definitions
- written in Vietnamese using chữ Nôm
Ancestry of “Nôm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | non | no, not |
| 2 | Latin | nōn | — |
| 3 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |