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

đáng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic taŋʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietictaŋʔbitter
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkt₂aŋbitter

via Chinese 登

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese登—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tVŋupper part; rise; raise; top; summit

via Chinese 當

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese當—

Words derived from “đáng”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₂aŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic taŋʔ →