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Where does “dòng điện” come from?

dòng điện (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đồng, from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

dòng điện (Vietnamese): electric current

Definitions

  1. electric current

Ancestry of “dòng điện”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđồngfield; medium; sorcerer; copper
2Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
3Proto-Vietictət—
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →