Where does “khăn đóng” come from?

khăn đóng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đồng, from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

khăn đóng (Vietnamese): turban

Definitions

  1. turban

Ancestry of “khăn đóng”, step by step

khăn đóng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

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

via Vietnamese khăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhăntowel, napkin, handkerchief, kerchief, turban
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →Every word from Vietnamese đồng →