Where does “đóng thùng” come from?

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

đóng thùng (Vietnamese): to close a barrel

Definitions

  1. to close a barrel

Ancestry of “đóng thùng”, step by step

đóng thùng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

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

via Vietnamese thùng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethùngbarrel
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →Every word from Vietnamese đồng →