Where does “ngồi” come from?
ngồi (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ŋuːj, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ŋguj — to sit down.
ngồi (Vietnamese): to sit
Ancestry of “ngồi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | ŋuːj | to sit |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ŋguj | to sit down |
Words derived from “ngồi”