Where does “Đồng Nai” come from?

Đồng Nai (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đồng, from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

Ancestry of “Đồng Nai”, step by step

Đồng Nai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

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

via Vietnamese nai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenaia sambar deer; any species of deer; innocent;...
2Proto-Vietick-ɗeːsambar deer

Words derived from “Đồng Nai”

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