Where does “ngôi vị” come from?

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

ngôi vị (Vietnamese): throne; crown; title generally speaking

Definitions

  1. throne; crown; title generally speaking

Ancestry of “ngôi vị”, step by step

ngôi vị traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ngôi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengôikingship or emperorship; championship; person
2Vietnamesengồito sit
3Proto-Vieticŋuːjto sit
4Proto-Mon-Khmerŋgujto sit down

via Vietnamese vì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevìbecause; for; for the sake of; throne
2Chinese位—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kV-r(j)əpto stand
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ŋguj →Every word from Proto-Vietic ŋuːj →Every word from Vietnamese ngồi →