Where does “đỏ au” come from?

đỏ au (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đỏ, 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 au (Vietnamese): bright red

Definitions

  1. bright red

Ancestry of “đỏ au”, step by step

đỏ au traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đỏ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđỏred; burning; flaring up; lucky; fortunate
2Frenchdoseproportion; dose; first-person singular present...
3Latindosisdose
4Ancient Greekδόσιςgiving, a gift; license, permission; portion
5Ancient GreekδίδωμιI give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Vietnamese âu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseâuperhaps, just; small crock; dockyard, shipyard
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-
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