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【Quốc Âm Tân Tự included】Etymology of the words for "water" and "fire" in the major languages of Mainland Southeast Asian countries (with Mandarin [Sino-Tibetan], Tagalog and Kapampangan [Austronesian] included for comparison)
The etymologies of the words for "water" and "fire" in Mandarin still remain uncertain with numerous etymological proposals.
u/Brightsea129 — 12 days ago