Where does “người tuyết” come from?

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

người tuyết (Vietnamese): snowman; yeti

Definitions

  1. snowman; yeti

Ancestry of “người tuyết”, step by step

người tuyết 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 Tuyết

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