Where does “dòm ngó” come from?

dòm ngó (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngó, from Old Chinese 藕.

dòm ngó (Vietnamese): to watch with secret designs

Definitions

  1. to watch with secret designs

Ancestry of “dòm ngó”, step by step

dòm ngó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ngó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengóto take a peek; to have a quick look
2Old Chinese藕—

via Vietnamese đóm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđómfirefly
Every word from Old Chinese 藕 →Every word from Vietnamese ngó →