Where does “không ai” come from?
không ai (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ái, from English Ai, from English aight, from English all right — Good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition;...
không ai (Vietnamese): no one, nobody
Ancestry of “không ai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | ái | to love; love; homosexual; gay |
| 2 | English | Ai | — |
| 3 | English | aight | Contraction of all right; Okay; average; nothing... |
| 4 | English | all right | Good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition;... |