Where does “nãy giờ” come from?

nãy giờ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese này, from Proto-Vietic -niː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer niʔ.

nãy giờ (Vietnamese): (time period) from a moment ago until now; up until now; for a short while

Definitions

  1. (time period) from a moment ago until now; up until now; for a short while

Ancestry of “nãy giờ”, step by step

nãy giờ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese này

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenàythis; here
2Proto-Vietic-niː—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerniʔ—

via Vietnamese giờ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiờunit for specifying a point in time in terms of...
2Middle Chinese時—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer niʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic -niː →Every word from Vietnamese này →
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