Where does “đồng thau” come from?

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

đồng thau (Vietnamese): brass

Definitions

  1. brass

Ancestry of “đồng thau”, step by step

đồng thau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

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

via Vietnamese thầu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethầuto contract for
2Chinese鍮—
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →Every word from Vietnamese đồng →