Where does “dòng chảy” come from?

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

dòng chảy (Vietnamese): flow; current; stream

Definitions

  1. flow; current; stream

Ancestry of “dòng chảy”, step by step

dòng chảy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđồngfield; medium; sorcerer; copper
2Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
3Proto-Vietictət—

via Vietnamese chạy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechạyto run
2Proto-Vieticciːʔhead louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →Every word from Vietnamese đồng →