Where does “người dẫn truyện” come from?

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

người dẫn truyện (Vietnamese): storyteller; narrator

Definitions

storyteller; narrator

Ancestry of “người dẫn truyện”, step by step

người dẫn truyện traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Người

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	Người	You/Thou/Thee, Jesus Christ; You/Thou/Thee, my...
2	Proto-Vietic	ŋaːj	—
3	Proto-Mon-Khmer	(m)ŋaaj	person, human being; human being; person

via Vietnamese dẫn

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	dẫn	to lead, to guide; to quote, to cite
2	Middle Chinese	引	—

via Vietnamese truyện

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	truyện	Synonym of chuyện; a storybook, usually a novel,...
2	Middle Chinese	傳	—

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