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Where does “một mình” come from?

một mình (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese một, from Proto-Vietic moːc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer muuj — one.

một mình (Vietnamese): alone

Definitions

  1. alone

Ancestry of “một mình”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemộtone; the eleventh lunar month; only; sole
2Proto-Vieticmoːcone
3Proto-Mon-Khmermuujone
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer muuj →