Where does “ngày” come from?
ngày (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic t-ŋarʔ — to snore.
ngày (Vietnamese): day; date; daytime
Definitions
- day; date; daytime
Ancestry of “ngày”, step by step
ngày traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Vietic t-ŋarʔ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | t-ŋarʔ | to snore |
via Proto-Vietic t-ŋar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | t-ŋar | straight |