Where does “ngón chân” come from?

ngón chân (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngón, from Proto-Vietic ŋɔːnʔ — tip; end.

ngón chân (Vietnamese): toe

Definitions

  1. toe

Ancestry of “ngón chân”, step by step

ngón chân traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ngón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengóna digit
2Proto-Vieticŋɔːnʔtip; end

via Vietnamese chân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechâna foot; a leg; the lowest circumscribing area
Every word from Proto-Vietic ŋɔːnʔ →Every word from Vietnamese ngón →
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