Where does “ngại” come from?
ngại (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 𠊎, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.
ngại (Vietnamese): worried, hesitant, fearful; to fear, to be afraid
Definitions
- worried, hesitant, fearful; to fear, to be afraid
Ancestry of “ngại”, step by step
ngại traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 𠊎
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 𠊎 | — |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ŋa | I |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | l/b-ŋa | five |
via Proto-Vietic ŋaːj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | ŋaːj | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | (m)ŋaaj | person, human being; human being; person |
via Proto-Vietic s-ŋaːjʔ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | s-ŋaːjʔ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | (c)ŋajʔ | far |
Words derived from “ngại”