Where does “nhà ở” come from?

nhà ở (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhà, from Proto-Vietic ɲaː — house.

nhà ở (Vietnamese): a house; a home

Definitions

  1. a house; a home

Ancestry of “nhà ở”, step by step

nhà ở traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhàa house; a home; a dwelling; an immediate family;...
2Proto-Vieticɲaːhouse

via Vietnamese ở

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseởat, in; to be, to live, to stay, to remain
2Proto-Vieticʔəhto stay
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