Where does “dáng điệu” come from?

dáng điệu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đáng, from Proto-Vietic taŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₂aŋ — bitter.

dáng điệu (Vietnamese): air; appearance; manner; look; bearing; demeanor

Definitions

  1. air; appearance; manner; look; bearing; demeanor

Ancestry of “dáng điệu”, step by step

dáng điệu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđángworthy, worth; to deserve, to merit
2Proto-Vietictaŋʔbitter
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkt₂aŋbitter

via Vietnamese điệu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđiệumelody, tune, air
2Middle Chinese調—
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