Where does “hàng ngày” come from?

hàng ngày (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hàng, from Proto-Vietic haːŋ — cave.

hàng ngày (Vietnamese): everyday; daily

Definitions

  1. everyday; daily

Ancestry of “hàng ngày”, step by step

hàng ngày traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hàng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehànggoods; product; merchandise; freight; cargo;...
2Proto-Vietichaːŋcave

via Vietnamese ngày

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengàyday; date; daytime
2Proto-Vietict-ŋarʔto snore
Every word from Proto-Vietic haːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese hàng →