Where does “đất nung” come from?

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

đất nung (Vietnamese): terracotta (unglazed earthenware)

Definitions

  1. terracotta (unglazed earthenware)

Ancestry of “đất nung”, step by step

đất nung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đất

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

via Vietnamese nung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenungto burn at high temperatures
2Proto-Tainɯːŋᴮone
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →