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
- to strike, usually with your palms or a weapon;...
Ancestry of “đánh”, step by step
đánh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 打
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 打 | — |
| 2 | English | dozen | A set of twelve; A large, unspecified number of,... |
| 3 | Middle English | dozen | — |
| 4 | Old French | dozaine | a group of twelve |
| 5 | Old French | doze | twelve |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | dodeci | — |
| 7 | Latin | duodecim | twelve; 12; dozen |
| 8 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 9 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
via Middle Chinese 打
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 打 | — |