Where does “ngang bướng” come from?

ngang bướng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngang, from Proto-Vietic p-ŋaːŋ.

ngang bướng (Vietnamese): obstinate; stubborn

Definitions

  1. obstinate; stubborn

Ancestry of “ngang bướng”, step by step

ngang bướng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ngang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenganghorizontal; to the side; unreasonably stubborn
2Proto-Vieticp-ŋaːŋ—

via Vietnamese bướng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebướngstubborn; headstrong
Every word from Proto-Vietic p-ŋaːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese ngang →