Where does “anh nuôi” come from?

anh nuôi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ảnh, from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːŋ — elder brother.

anh nuôi (Vietnamese): army cook

Definitions

  1. army cook

Ancestry of “anh nuôi”, step by step

anh nuôi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseảnhimage; reflection; photograph; picture; he; him
2Proto-Vieticʔɛːŋelder brother

via Vietnamese nuôi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenuôito feed and raise, to rear; adoptive or adopted
2Proto-Vieticɗoːjto feed
Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese ảnh →