Where does “đỏ” come from?
đỏ (Vietnamese) comes from French dose, from Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
đỏ (Vietnamese): red; burning; flaring up; lucky; fortunate
Definitions
- red; burning; flaring up; lucky; fortunate
Ancestry of “đỏ”, step by step
đỏ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French dose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dose | proportion; dose; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | dosis | dose |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δόσις | giving, a gift; license, permission; portion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δίδωμι | I give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |