Where does “đồng ruộng” come from?

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

đồng ruộng (Vietnamese): fields; land (for cultivation)

Definitions

  1. fields; land (for cultivation)

Ancestry of “đồng ruộng”, step by step

đồng ruộng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

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

via Vietnamese ruộng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseruộngfield
2Proto-Vieticrɔːŋʔ—
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →Every word from Vietnamese đồng →