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Where does “đáng” come from?

đáng (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic taŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₂aŋ — bitter.

đáng (Vietnamese): worthy, worth; to deserve, to merit

Definitions

  1. worthy, worth; to deserve, to merit

Ancestry of “đáng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietictaŋʔbitter
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkt₂aŋbitter
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