Where does “đóng góp” come from?

đóng góp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đồng, from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

đóng góp (Vietnamese): to contribute

Definitions

  1. to contribute

Ancestry of “đóng góp”, step by step

đóng góp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđồngfield; medium; sorcerer; copper
2Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
3Proto-Vietictət—

via Vietnamese góp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegópto contribute; to donate; to join (in)
2Chinese合—
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