Where does “gợi đòn” come from?

gợi đòn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đơn, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗuən — wide hat of straw.

gợi đòn (Vietnamese): provocative; aggressive

Definitions

  1. provocative; aggressive

Ancestry of “gợi đòn”, step by step

gợi đòn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đơn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđơnapplication, petition, request; alone, only
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɗuənwide hat of straw

via Vietnamese gợi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegợito arouse; to awake
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗuən