Where does “dong” come from?

Dong comes from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese 銅.

dong (English): The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫; A...

Definitions

  1. The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫; A...

Ancestry of “dong”, step by step

dong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđồngfield; medium; sorcerer; copper
2Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
3Proto-Vietictət—

via Korean 동(洞)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean동(洞)—

Words derived from “dong”

Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →Every word from Vietnamese đồng →