Where does “đĩa mềm” come from?
đĩa mềm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đĩa, from Chinese 碟, from Middle Chinese 疊 — to fold.
đĩa mềm (Vietnamese): a floppy disk
Definitions
- a floppy disk
Ancestry of “đĩa mềm”, step by step
đĩa mềm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese đĩa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đĩa | a plate, a dish, a saucer, etc; a disc, a disk,... |
| 2 | Chinese | 碟 | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 疊 | to fold |
via Vietnamese mềm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mềm | soft |