Where does “đĩa cứng” come from?

đĩa cứng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đĩa, from Chinese 碟, from Middle Chinese 疊 — to fold.

đĩa cứng (Vietnamese): hard disk

Definitions

  1. hard disk

Ancestry of “đĩa cứng”, step by step

đĩa cứng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đĩa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđĩaa plate, a dish, a saucer, etc; a disc, a disk,...
2Chinese碟—
3Middle Chinese疊to fold

via Vietnamese cùng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecùngthe end, limit; with; and
2Middle Chinese宮—
Every word from Middle Chinese 疊 →