Where does “mọi đen” come from?
mọi đen (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mới, from Chinese 每, from Proto-Mon-Khmer muuj — one.
mọi đen (Vietnamese): nigger
Definitions
- nigger
Ancestry of “mọi đen”, step by step
mọi đen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese mới
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mới | new (recently made or created) |
| 2 | Chinese | 每 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | muuj | one |
via Vietnamese đen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đen | of the color black; dark; swarthy; unlucky;... |