Where does “em vợ” come from?
em vợ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese em, from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (sʔ)iəm.
em vợ (Vietnamese): brother-in-law; sister-in-law
Definitions
- brother-in-law; sister-in-law
Ancestry of “em vợ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | em | younger sibling; I/me, someone who's presumably a... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | ʔɛːm | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | (sʔ)iəm | — |