Where does “sa ngã” come from?
sa ngã (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngã, from Chinese 俄, from Manchu ᠣᡵᠣᠰ, from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠤᠰ᠋, from Middle Mongolian 斡羅思, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
sa ngã (Vietnamese): depraved; corrupt; debauched
Definitions
- depraved; corrupt; debauched
Ancestry of “sa ngã”, step by step
sa ngã traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese ngã
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ngã | to fall; Short for thanh ngã; an intersection |
| 2 | Chinese | 俄 | — |
| 3 | Manchu | ᠣᡵᠣᠰ | Russian |
| 4 | Classical Mongolian | ᠣᠷᠤᠰ᠋ | — |
| 5 | Middle Mongolian | 斡羅思 | — |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 7 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 9 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 10 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |