Where does “lạc đàn” come from?

lạc đàn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đàn, from Proto-Vietic daːn.

lạc đàn (Vietnamese): to stray from and become lost from (e.g. a herd, a flock, etc.)

Definitions

  1. to stray from and become lost from (e.g. a herd, a flock, etc.)

Ancestry of “lạc đàn”, step by step

lạc đàn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đàn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđànflock, herd; a number of musical instruments; to...
2Proto-Vieticdaːn—

via Vietnamese lạc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselạclost; peanut, groundnut; stray
2Middle Chinese落—
Every word from Proto-Vietic daːn →Every word from Vietnamese đàn →
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