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
- younger sibling; I/me, someone who's presumably a...
Ancestry of “em”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Vietic | ʔɛːm | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | (sʔ)iəm | — |