Where does “đóng kịch” come from?

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

đóng kịch (Vietnamese): to act a part in a play

Definitions

  1. to act a part in a play

Ancestry of “đóng kịch”, step by step

đóng kịch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

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

via Vietnamese kịch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekịchplay, drama
2Middle Chinese劇—
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →Every word from Vietnamese đồng →