Where does “đĩ điếm” come from?

đĩ điếm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đi, from Proto-Vietic tiː — to go.

đĩ điếm (Vietnamese): prostitute; whore generally speaking

Definitions

  1. prostitute; whore generally speaking

Ancestry of “đĩ điếm”, step by step

đĩ điếm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđito go; to wear footwear; used sentence-finally to...
2Proto-Vietictiːto go

via Vietnamese điếm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđiếmbeing a cheater
2Chinese店—
Every word from Proto-Vietic tiː →Every word from Vietnamese đi →