Where does “đỏm dáng” come from?

đỏm dáng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đáng, from Proto-Vietic taŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₂aŋ — bitter.

đỏm dáng (Vietnamese): smart in outward appearance, spruced up, neatly dressed

Definitions

  1. smart in outward appearance, spruced up, neatly dressed

Ancestry of “đỏm dáng”, step by step

đỏm dáng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđángworthy, worth; to deserve, to merit
2Proto-Vietictaŋʔbitter
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkt₂aŋbitter

via Vietnamese đóm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđómfirefly
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₂aŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic taŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese đáng →