Where does “ca đáng” come from?

ca đáng (Tày) comes from Vietnamese đáng, from Proto-Vietic taŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₂aŋ — bitter.

ca đáng (Tày): collared crow

Definitions

  1. collared crow

Ancestry of “ca đáng”, step by step

ca đáng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđángworthy, worth; to deserve, to merit
2Proto-Vietictaŋʔbitter
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkt₂aŋbitter

via Tày cà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tàycàthatch grass
2Proto-Taikaːᴬcrow
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₂aŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic taŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese đáng →