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Where does “dang” come from?

dang (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic taŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₂aŋ — bitter.

dang (Vietnamese): bitter; poignantly dispiriting

Definitions

  1. bitter; poignantly dispiriting

Ancestry of “dang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietictaŋʔbitter
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkt₂aŋbitter

Words derived from “dang”

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