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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đàn | flock, herd; a number of musical instruments; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | daːn | — |
via Vietnamese nhị
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nhị | two; "Erhu", two-string Chinese violin; a stamen |
| 2 | Chinese | 兒 | "a common noun marker in northern Chinese... |
Words derived from “đàn nhị”