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Where does “vật” come from?

vật (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer kpət — to struggle.

vật (Vietnamese): thing; object; animal; to wrestle

Definitions

  1. thing; object; animal; to wrestle

Ancestry of “vật”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerkpətto struggle

Words derived from “vật”

  • vật đen
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kpət →