Where does “chất độc” come from?

chất độc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese độc, from Chinese 獨 — single, alone.

chất độc (Vietnamese): poison, toxin

Definitions

  1. poison, toxin

Ancestry of “chất độc”, step by step

chất độc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese độc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđộctoxic; poisonous; noxious; venomous; unique
2Chinese獨single, alone

via Vietnamese chất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechấtsubstance; quality; cool; awesome

Words derived from “chất độc”

Every word from Chinese 獨 →Every word from Vietnamese độc →