Where does “anh chị em” come from?
anh chị em (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese em, from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (sʔ)iəm.
anh chị em (Vietnamese): siblings; brothers and sisters; boys and girls
Definitions
- siblings; brothers and sisters; boys and girls
Ancestry of “anh chị em”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | em | younger sibling; I/me, someone who's presumably a... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | ʔɛːm | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | (sʔ)iəm | — |
Words derived from “anh chị em”