Where does “nanh” come from?
nanh (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-nɛːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer gnaiŋ.
nanh (Vietnamese): eye tooth, fang; tusk
Ancestry of “nanh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | k-nɛːŋ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | gnaiŋ | — |