Where does “nhà giam” come from?
nhà giam (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhà, from Proto-Vietic ɲaː — house.
nhà giam (Vietnamese): prison; jail
Ancestry of “nhà giam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | nhà | a house; a home; a dwelling; an immediate family;... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | ɲaː | house |