Where does “dù” come from?

dù (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic jɨh.

dù (Vietnamese): umbrella; parachute; even if

Definitions

  1. umbrella; parachute; even if

Ancestry of “dù”, step by step

dù traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic jɨh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticjɨh—

via Chinese 餘

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese餘—

via Middle Chinese 誘

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese誘—

Words derived from “dù”

Every word from Proto-Vietic jɨh →