Where does “ánh đèn” come from?

ánh đèn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ảnh, from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːŋ — elder brother.

ánh đèn (Vietnamese): light from a bulb or lamp

Definitions

  1. light from a bulb or lamp

Ancestry of “ánh đèn”, step by step

ánh đèn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseảnhimage; reflection; photograph; picture; he; him
2Proto-Vieticʔɛːŋelder brother

via Vietnamese đèn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđèna light; a lamp, an oil lamp, a light bulb, an...
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