Where does “đường phèn” come from?
đường phèn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Đường, from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ², from Middle Chinese 唐.
đường phèn (Vietnamese): rock sugar
Ancestry of “đường phèn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Đường | related to Tang |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | daːŋᴬ² | road; way |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 唐 | — |