Where does “nửa” come from?

nửa (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer n(ɗ)aah.

nửa (Vietnamese): half; half; semi-

Definitions

  1. half; half; semi-

Ancestry of “nửa”, step by step

nửa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Mon-Khmer n(ɗ)aah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmern(ɗ)aah

via Proto-Mon-Khmer n(ɗ)ah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmern(ɗ)ah

via Proto-Mon-Khmer n(ɗ)aʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmern(ɗ)aʔone of two sides

Words derived from “nửa

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer n(ɗ)aah