Where does “동떨어지다” come from?

동떨어지다 (Korean) comes from Korean 동, from Vietnamese đồng, from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

동떨어지다 (Korean): to be distant or far off from

Definitions

  1. to be distant or far off from

Ancestry of “동떨어지다”, step by step

동떨어지다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanwinter; neighborhood; east
2Vietnameseđồngfield; medium; sorcerer; copper
3Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
4Proto-Vietictət

via Korean 떨어지다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean떨어지다to fall; tumble; drop; to fall; drop; decline;...
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