Where does “đổi mới” come from?
đổi mới (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mới, from Chinese 每, from Proto-Mon-Khmer muuj — one.
đổi mới (Vietnamese): to innovate; to renovate
Definitions
- to innovate; to renovate
Ancestry of “đổi mới”, step by step
đổi mới traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese mới
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mới | new (recently made or created) |
| 2 | Chinese | 每 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | muuj | one |
via Vietnamese đổi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đổi | to change; to exchange; to barter |