Where does “đan xen” come from?

đan xen (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Đan, from Proto-Vietic taːɲ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁aaɲ — to weave, plait, twill.

đan xen (Vietnamese): to interweave; to interlace

Definitions

  1. to interweave; to interlace

Ancestry of “đan xen”, step by step

đan xen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Đan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseĐan—
2Proto-Vietictaːɲto weave
3Proto-Mon-Khmert₁aaɲto weave, plait, twill

via Vietnamese xen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexento edge oneself; to insert; to come between; to...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁aaɲ →Every word from Proto-Vietic taːɲ →Every word from Vietnamese Đan →