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Where does “nhà thờ” come from?

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

nhà thờ (Vietnamese): a building dedicated as a place of worship, such...

Definitions

  1. a building dedicated as a place of worship, such...

Ancestry of “nhà thờ”, step by step

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