Where does “ngã” come from?
ngã (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 俄, from Manchu ᠣᡵᠣᠰ, from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠤᠰ᠋, from Middle Mongolian 斡羅思, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
ngã (Vietnamese): to fall; Short for thanh ngã; an intersection
Definitions
- to fall; Short for thanh ngã; an intersection
Ancestry of “ngã”, step by step
ngã traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 俄
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 俄 | — |
| 2 | Manchu | ᠣᡵᠣᠰ | Russian |
| 3 | Classical Mongolian | ᠣᠷᠤᠰ᠋ | — |
| 4 | Middle Mongolian | 斡羅思 | — |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 6 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 8 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 9 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |
via Proto-Mon-Khmer d₁ngah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | d₁ngah | crossroads |