Where does “hừng đông” come from?

hừng đông (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đồng, from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

hừng đông (Vietnamese): to dawn

Definitions

  1. to dawn

Ancestry of “hừng đông”, step by step

hừng đông traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđồngfield; medium; sorcerer; copper
2Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
3Proto-Vietictət—

via Vietnamese hứng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehứnginspiration, interest; to catch a falling object
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →Every word from Vietnamese đồng →