Where does “người thợ” come from?

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

người thợ (Vietnamese): workman

Definitions

  1. workman

Ancestry of “người thợ”, step by step

người thợ 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 thợ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethợa laborer, artisan or technician; being a worker
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (m)ŋaaj →Every word from Proto-Vietic ŋaːj →Every word from Vietnamese người →