Where does “tộc người” come from?

tộc người (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Người, from Proto-Vietic ŋaːj, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (m)ŋaaj — person, human being; human being; person.

tộc người (Vietnamese): clan, tribe or ethnic group

Definitions

  1. clan, tribe or ethnic group

Ancestry of “tộc người”, step by step

tộc người traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Người

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseNgườiYou/Thou/Thee, Jesus Christ; You/Thou/Thee, my...
2Proto-Vieticŋaːj—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(m)ŋaajperson, human being; human being; person

via Vietnamese tộc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetộcfamily, clan; tribe
2Middle Chinese族—
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