Where does “người Thái” come from?

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

người Thái (Vietnamese): Thai people, people from Thailand

Definitions

  1. Thai people, people from Thailand

Ancestry of “người Thái”, step by step

người Thái traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese người

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengườia human being; human character; human physical...
2Proto-Vieticŋaːj—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(m)ŋaajperson, human being; human being; person

via Vietnamese Thái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseTháiThai
2Middle Chinese胎—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (m)ŋaaj →Every word from Proto-Vietic ŋaːj →Every word from Vietnamese người →