Where does “đồ ăn” come from?

đồ ăn (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.

đồ ăn (Vietnamese): food

Definitions

  1. food

Ancestry of “đồ ăn”, step by step

đồ ăn 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 ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃tiEvery word from Ancient Greek δίδωμι