Where does “đồng” come from?

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

đồng (Vietnamese): field; medium; sorcerer; copper

Definitions

  1. field; medium; sorcerer; copper

Ancestry of “đồng”, step by step

đồng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đất

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

via Middle Chinese 銅

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese銅copper
2Old Chinese銅—

via Chinese 洞

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese洞—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*dV-waŋhole

Words derived from “đồng”

Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →