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Where does “nhậu” come from?

nhậu (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ɲuːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɲuʔ.

nhậu (Vietnamese): to drink ; to have drinks and hors d'oeuvres

Definitions

  1. to drink ; to have drinks and hors d'oeuvres

Ancestry of “nhậu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticɲuːʔto drink
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɲuʔ—

Words derived from “nhậu”

  • nhậu nhẹt
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɲuʔ →