Where does “duyên dáng” come from?

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

duyên dáng (Vietnamese): charming, graceful

Definitions

  1. charming, graceful

Ancestry of “duyên dáng”, step by step

duyên dáng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđángworthy, worth; to deserve, to merit
2Proto-Vietictaŋʔbitter
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkt₂aŋbitter

via Vietnamese duyên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseduyênthe predestined tie that is believed to have...
2Chinese緣—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₂aŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic taŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese đáng →