Where does “ngôi” come from?

ngôi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngồi, from Proto-Vietic ŋuːj, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ŋguj — to sit down.

ngôi (Vietnamese): kingship or emperorship; championship; person

Definitions

  1. kingship or emperorship; championship; person

Ancestry of “ngôi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengồito sit
2Proto-Vieticŋuːjto sit
3Proto-Mon-Khmerŋgujto sit down

Words derived from “ngôi”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ŋguj →Every word from Proto-Vietic ŋuːj →Every word from Vietnamese ngồi →