Where does “Đồng Nai” come from?
Đồng Nai (English) comes from Vietnamese Đồng Nai, from Vietnamese đồng, from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.
Ancestry of “Đồng Nai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Đồng Nai | — |
| 2 | Vietnamese | đồng | field; medium; sorcerer; copper |
| 3 | Vietnamese | đất | earth; soil; dirt; land |
| 4 | Proto-Vietic | tət | — |