Where does “đồng bạc” come from?

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

đồng bạc (Vietnamese): piastre

Definitions

  1. piastre

Ancestry of “đồng bạc”, step by step

đồng bạc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđồngfield; medium; sorcerer; copper
2Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
3Proto-Vietictət—

via Vietnamese bạc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebạcsilver; money; made of silver
2VietnameseBácI/me, the old Ho Chi Minh; you, the old Ho Chi...
3Proto-Vieticpaːkuncle
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →Every word from Vietnamese đồng →