Where does “hình dạng” come from?
hình dạng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đáng, from Proto-Vietic taŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₂aŋ — bitter.
hình dạng (Vietnamese): shape; form
Ancestry of “hình dạng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | đáng | worthy, worth; to deserve, to merit |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | taŋʔ | bitter |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | kt₂aŋ | bitter |