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Where does “vặn” come from?

vặn (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic vaɲʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer wiɲ — to twist, turn, go round.

vặn (Vietnamese): to twist

Definitions

  1. to twist

Ancestry of “vặn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticvaɲʔto twist
2Proto-Mon-Khmerwiɲto twist, turn, go round
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