Where does “i ngắn” come from?

i ngắn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngắn, from Malay dengan, from Old Malay daṅan, from Proto-Malayic *dəŋan.

i ngắn (Vietnamese): The name of the Latin-script letter I

Definitions

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter I

Ancestry of “i ngắn”, step by step

i ngắn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ngắn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengắnshort, brief
2Malaydenganwith; and; by
3Old Malaydaṅan—
4Proto-Malayic*dəŋan—

via Vietnamese I

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseI—
2FrenchiThe name of the Latin-script letter I
Every word from Proto-Malayic *dəŋan →Every word from Old Malay daṅan →Every word from Malay dengan →