Where does “ngùi” come from?

ngùi (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic t-ŋəs — to breath.

ngùi (Vietnamese): to sniff; to smell

Definitions

  1. to sniff; to smell

Ancestry of “ngùi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietict-ŋəsto breath

Words derived from “ngùi

Every word from Proto-Vietic t-ŋəs
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