Where does “đàn bà” come from?

đàn bà (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bà, from Chinese 爸, from Chinese 父, from Komodo paʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

đàn bà (Vietnamese): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “đàn bà”, step by step

đàn bà traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebàa grandmother; an old woman; an old lady; you, my...
2Chinese爸—
3Chinese父—
4Komodopaʔfour
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
6Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour

via Vietnamese đàn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđànflock, herd; a number of musical instruments; to...
2Proto-Vieticdaːn—

Words derived from “đàn bà”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Komodo paʔ →