Where does “ngáp” come from?
ngáp (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic s-ŋaːp, from Proto-Mon-Khmer sʔaap — to yawn.
ngáp (Vietnamese): to yawn
Ancestry of “ngáp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Vietic | s-ŋaːp | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | sʔaap | to yawn |