Where does “than ôi” come from?

than ôi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ơi, from Proto-Vietic k-ʔoːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer pʔus — guava.

than ôi (Vietnamese): my God; dear Lord

Definitions

  1. my God; dear Lord

Ancestry of “than ôi”, step by step

than ôi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ơi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseơisuffixes to someone's name or kinship title, used...
2Proto-Vietick-ʔoːs—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerpʔusguava

via Vietnamese thân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethânclose or even best; relative; pro-
2Chinese炭coal
3Proto-Sino-Tibetantalcharcoal; dust; ashes
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer pʔus →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ʔoːs →Every word from Vietnamese ơi →
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