Where does “ngại giùm” come from?
ngại giùm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngại, from Chinese 𠊎, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.
ngại giùm (Vietnamese): secondhand embarrassment
Definitions
- secondhand embarrassment
Ancestry of “ngại giùm”, step by step
ngại giùm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese ngại
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ngại | worried, hesitant, fearful; to fear, to be afraid |
| 2 | Chinese | 𠊎 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ŋa | I |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | l/b-ŋa | five |
via Vietnamese giùm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | giùm | in someone else's stead |