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
- far; having an unpleasant smell; Ficus hispida
Ancestry of “ngái”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | s-ŋaːjʔ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | (c)ŋajʔ | far |