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Where does “đánh” come from?

đánh (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 打, from English dozen, from Middle English dozen, from Old French dozaine, from Old French doze, from Vulgar Latin dodeci, from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

đánh (Vietnamese): to strike, usually with your palms or a weapon;...

Definitions

  1. to strike, usually with your palms or a weapon;...

Ancestry of “đánh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese打—
2EnglishdozenA set of twelve; A large, unspecified number of,...
3Middle Englishdozen—
4Old Frenchdozainea group of twelve
5Old Frenchdozetwelve
6Vulgar Latindodeci—
7Latinduodecimtwelve; 12; dozen
8Latindecemten; 10
9Latin-nus-an
10Proto-Italic-nos—
11Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “đánh”

  • đánh răng
  • đánh đồng
  • đánh bại
  • đánh bạc
  • đánh cắp
  • đánh dấu
  • kem đánh răng
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