Where does “em” come from?

em (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (sʔ)iəm.

em (Vietnamese): younger sibling; I/me, someone who's presumably a...

Definitions

  1. younger sibling; I/me, someone who's presumably a...

Ancestry of “em”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticʔɛːm—
2Proto-Mon-Khmer(sʔ)iəm—

Words derived from “em”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (sʔ)iəm →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːm →