Where does “đông đặc” come from?

đông đặc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đồng, from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

đông đặc (Vietnamese): to solidify

Definitions

  1. to solidify

Ancestry of “đông đặc”, step by step

đông đặc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

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

via Vietnamese đặc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđặcsolid; thick, stiff; condensed
2Proto-Mon-Khmerdakviscous
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →Every word from Vietnamese đồng →