Where does “dằn túi” come from?

dằn túi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese túi, from Proto-Vietic suːlʔ.

dằn túi (Vietnamese): to save some money just in case one may need it

Definitions

  1. to save some money just in case one may need it

Ancestry of “dằn túi”, step by step

dằn túi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese túi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetúibag; pocket; pouch
2Proto-Vieticsuːlʔ—

via Proto-Indo-European dan-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandan-—
Every word from Proto-Vietic suːlʔ →Every word from Vietnamese túi →