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Where does “nước Mĩ” come from?

nước Mĩ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mì, from Italian mi, from Latin mihi, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

nước Mĩ (Vietnamese): United States

Definitions

  1. United States

Ancestry of “nước Mĩ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesemìShort for mì ăn liền; instant noodles cooked...
2Italianmime; The third note, mi; E
3Latinmihidative of ego, indirect object form; me; to me
4Latinegō—
5Proto-ItalicegōI
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “nước Mĩ”

  • người Mĩ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →