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Where does “voi” come from?

voi (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-puːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer knpur — lime.

voi (Vietnamese): lime

Definitions

  1. lime

Ancestry of “voi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-puːrlime
2Proto-Mon-Khmerknpurlime

Words derived from “voi”

  • đá vôi
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