Where does “ngươi” come from?

ngươi (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ŋaːj, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (m)ŋaaj — person, human being; human being; person.

ngươi (Vietnamese): you; pupil

Definitions

  1. you; pupil

Ancestry of “ngươi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticŋaːj—
2Proto-Mon-Khmer(m)ŋaajperson, human being; human being; person

Words derived from “ngươi”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (m)ŋaaj →Every word from Proto-Vietic ŋaːj →