Where does “dong” come from?

dong (Indonesian) comes from Betawi dong, from French donc, from Old French dunc, from Vulgar Latin dunc, from Latin dum, from Proto-Italic dom, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

dong (Indonesian): please

Definitions

  1. please

Ancestry of “dong”, step by step

dong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Betawi dong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Betawidongplease
2Frenchdonctherefore, consequently; thus
3Old FrenchduncAlternative form of donkes
4Vulgar Latindunc—
5Latindumwhile, whilst, as, meanwhile; until, long enough...
6Proto-Italicdom—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Vietnamese đồng

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

Words derived from “dong”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Italic dom →Every word from Latin dum →