Where does “nghẹn” come from?

nghẹn (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ŋɛːnʔ — to choke.

nghẹn (Vietnamese): to be choked

Definitions

  1. to be choked

Ancestry of “nghẹn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticŋɛːnʔto choke
Every word from Proto-Vietic ŋɛːnʔ