Where does “đàn nhị” come from?

đàn nhị (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đàn, from Proto-Vietic daːn.

đàn nhị (Vietnamese): a vertical bowed string instrument with two...

Definitions

  1. a vertical bowed string instrument with two...

Ancestry of “đàn nhị”, step by step

đàn nhị traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đàn

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

via Vietnamese nhị

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhịtwo; "Erhu", two-string Chinese violin; a stamen
2Chinese兒"a common noun marker in northern Chinese...

Words derived from “đàn nhị”

Every word from Proto-Vietic daːn →Every word from Vietnamese đàn →