Where does “em trai” come from?
em trai (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese em, from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (sʔ)iəm.
em trai (Vietnamese): younger brother
Ancestry of “em trai”, step by step
em trai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese em
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | em | younger sibling; I/me, someone who's presumably a... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | ʔɛːm | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | (sʔ)iəm | — |
via Vietnamese trái
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | trái | left; reverse; morally wrong, unreasonable,... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | p-laːs | fathom |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | laas | to spread; to extend |