Where does “ngọn” come from?

ngọn (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ŋɔːnʔ — tip; end.

ngọn (Vietnamese): top (of a tree); crown

Definitions

  1. top (of a tree); crown

Ancestry of “ngọn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticŋɔːnʔtip; end
Every word from Proto-Vietic ŋɔːnʔ →