Where does “người quen” come from?

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

người quen (Vietnamese): an acquaintance

Definitions

  1. an acquaintance

Ancestry of “người quen”, step by step

người quen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Vietnamese quen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequenfamiliar
2Chinese慣—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (m)ŋaaj →Every word from Proto-Vietic ŋaːj →Every word from Vietnamese Người →