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Where does “nanh” come from?

nanh (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-nɛːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer gnaiŋ.

nanh (Vietnamese): eye tooth, fang; tusk

Definitions

  1. eye tooth, fang; tusk

Ancestry of “nanh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-nɛːŋ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmergnaiŋ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer gnaiŋ →