Where does “người nước ngoài” come from?

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

người nước ngoài (Vietnamese): a foreigner; an alien

Definitions

  1. a foreigner; an alien

Ancestry of “người nước ngoài”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseNgườiYou/Thou/Thee, Jesus Christ; You/Thou/Thee, my...
2Proto-Vieticŋaːj—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(m)ŋaajperson, human being; human being; person

Words derived from “người nước ngoài”

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