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Where does “năm mười” come from?

năm mười (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese năm, from Proto-Chamic *nam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

năm mười (Vietnamese): the Vietnamese version of hide and seek

Definitions

  1. the Vietnamese version of hide and seek

Ancestry of “năm mười”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenămfive; a year
2Proto-Chamic*nam—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
5Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm →