Where does “dường nào” come from?

dường nào (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese não, from Chinese 腦, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nəw-k — brain.

dường nào (Vietnamese): how much; how very

Definitions

  1. how much; how very

Ancestry of “dường nào”, step by step

dường nào traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese não

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenãobrain, cerebrum
2Chinese腦—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-nəw-kbrain

via Vietnamese dường

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedườngto seem (like); to appear (to)
2Middle Chinese樣—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nəw-k →