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
Ancestry of “người nước ngoài”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |