Where does “ngay cạnh” come from?

ngay cạnh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cảnh, from Proto-Vietic *t-kɛːŋʔ, from Proto-Turkic kaŋ — father.

ngay cạnh (Vietnamese): right by; right beside

Definitions

  1. right by; right beside

Ancestry of “ngay cạnh”, step by step

ngay cạnh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecảnhscenery; view; landscape; scene; state;...
2Proto-Vietic*t-kɛːŋʔ—
3Proto-Turkickaŋfather

via Vietnamese ngày

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengàyday; date; daytime
2Proto-Vietict-ŋarʔto snore
Every word from Proto-Turkic kaŋ →