Where does “nàng thơ” come from?

nàng thơ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nặng, from Proto-Vietic ɗaŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer p(ɗ)aŋ — dry season.

nàng thơ (Vietnamese): muse; poetic muse; poetic inspiration

Definitions

  1. muse; poetic muse; poetic inspiration

Ancestry of “nàng thơ”, step by step

nàng thơ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nặng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenặngheavy; stressing due to containing a lot of...
2Proto-Vieticɗaŋʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerp(ɗ)aŋdry season

via Vietnamese thơ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethơyoung, tender; poetry; a poem
2Middle Chinese詩—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer p(ɗ)aŋ →