Where does “ngài” come from?
ngài (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ŋaːj, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (m)ŋaaj — person, human being; human being; person.
ngài (Vietnamese): human; you; moth
Ancestry of “ngài”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | ŋaːj | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | (m)ŋaaj | person, human being; human being; person |