Where does “mặc dù” come from?

mặc dù (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mặc, from Proto-Vietic mak.

mặc dù (Vietnamese): although; though

Definitions

  1. although; though

Ancestry of “mặc dù”, step by step

mặc dù traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mặc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemặcto wear, to put on; to leave alone, to not care
2Proto-Vieticmak—

via Vietnamese dù

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedùumbrella; parachute; even if
2Proto-Vieticjɨh—
Every word from Proto-Vietic mak →