Where does “hung dữ” come from?

hung dữ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese dù, from Proto-Vietic jɨh.

hung dữ (Vietnamese): ferocious; fierce

Definitions

  1. ferocious; fierce

Ancestry of “hung dữ”, step by step

hung dữ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese dù

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedùumbrella; parachute; even if
2Proto-Vieticjɨh—

via Vietnamese hứng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehứnginspiration, interest; to catch a falling object
Every word from Proto-Vietic jɨh →