Where does “đất hứa” come from?

đất hứa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

đất hứa (Vietnamese): the promised land

Definitions

  1. the promised land

Ancestry of “đất hứa”, step by step

đất hứa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
2Proto-Vietictət—

via Vietnamese hứa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehứato promise; to make a promise
2Middle Chinese許—
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →