Where does “ngái” come from?

ngái (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic s-ŋaːjʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (c)ŋajʔ — far.

ngái (Vietnamese): far; having an unpleasant smell; Ficus hispida

Definitions

  1. far; having an unpleasant smell; Ficus hispida

Ancestry of “ngái”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietics-ŋaːjʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmer(c)ŋajʔfar
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (c)ŋajʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic s-ŋaːjʔ →
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