Where does “anh em” come from?
anh em (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese em, from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (sʔ)iəm.
anh em (Vietnamese): older brother and younger sibling; siblings;...
Definitions
- older brother and younger sibling; siblings;...
Ancestry of “anh 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 | — |