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Where does “ngày sinh” come from?

ngày sinh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngày, from Proto-Vietic t-ŋarʔ — to snore.

ngày sinh (Vietnamese): date of birth, birthdate

Definitions

  1. date of birth, birthdate

Ancestry of “ngày sinh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengàyday; date; daytime
2Proto-Vietict-ŋarʔto snore
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