Where does “da thịt” come from?
da thịt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đá, from Chinese 肚, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l-tjwa — mouth; beak; food; stomach; mouth, beak, food,...
da thịt (Vietnamese): skin and flesh
Definitions
- skin and flesh
Ancestry of “da thịt”, step by step
da thịt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese đá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đá | rock, stone; ice as used for consumption or... |
| 2 | Chinese | 肚 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | l-tjwa | mouth; beak; food; stomach; mouth, beak, food,... |
via Vietnamese thịt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thịt | human or animal flesh, especially meat, but mostly except fish and shellfish |