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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 8 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 9 | Old Norse | róðr | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |