Where does “ngâm ngợi” come from?

ngâm ngợi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngâm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ŋǝm.

ngâm ngợi (Vietnamese): to compose and recite a poem (to express one's feelings)

Definitions

  1. to compose and recite a poem (to express one's feelings)

Ancestry of “ngâm ngợi”, step by step

ngâm ngợi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ngâm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengâmto soak or steep
2Proto-Mon-Khmerŋǝm—

via Vietnamese ngợi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengợito praise
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ŋǝm →Every word from Vietnamese ngâm →