Where does “chữ Nôm” come from?
chữ Nôm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Nôm, from Old Portuguese non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
chữ Nôm (Vietnamese): a historical writing system based on Chinese...
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- a historical writing system based on Chinese...
Ancestry of “chữ Nôm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | Nôm | written in Vietnamese using chữ Nôm |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | non | no, not |
| 3 | Latin | nōn | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |