Where does “đái tháo đường” come from?

đái tháo đường (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese dài, from English die, from Latin die, from Latin dies, from Latin diem, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

đái tháo đường (Vietnamese): diabetes

Definitions

  1. diabetes

Ancestry of “đái tháo đường”, step by step

đái tháo đường traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese dài

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedàilong, lengthy
2EnglishdieTo stop living; to become dead; to undergo death;...
3Latindieablative singular of diēs; day; before the day
4LatindiesA day, "particularly:"
5Latindiemaccusative singular of diēs
6Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
7Proto-Italic*djous
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Vietnamese thảo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethảograsses and herbs; to write, to draft; to be...
2Chinese
3Japanesegrass; a weed; a herb
4Middle Chinese

via Vietnamese Đường

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseĐườngrelated to Tang
2Proto-Southwestern Taidaːŋᴬ²road; way
3Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws