Where does “người Mĩ” come from?

người Mĩ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nước Mĩ, from Vietnamese mì, from Italian mi, from Latin mihi, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

người Mĩ (Vietnamese): American; the American people

Definitions

  1. American; the American people

Ancestry of “người Mĩ”, step by step

người Mĩ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nước Mĩ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenước MĩUnited States
2VietnamesemìShort for mì ăn liền; instant noodles cooked...
3Italianmime; The third note, mi; E
4Latinmihidative of ego, indirect object form; me; to me
5LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
6Proto-ItalicegōI
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Vietnamese Người

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseNgườiYou/Thou/Thee, Jesus Christ; You/Thou/Thee, my...
2Proto-Vieticŋaːj—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(m)ŋaajperson, human being; human being; person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic egō →Every word from Latin egō →