Where does “gì” come from?
gì (Vietnamese) comes from Italian gi, from Latin ge — The name of the letter "G".
gì (Vietnamese): what; whatever; anything; An interrogative...
Definitions
- what; whatever; anything; An interrogative...
Ancestry of “gì”, step by step
gì traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian gi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | gi | The name of the Latin-script letter G.; gee |
| 2 | Latin | ge | The name of the letter "G" |
via French ji
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ji | jay, The name of the Latin-script letter J |