Where does “nối dòng” come from?

nối dòng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đồng, from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

nối dòng (Vietnamese): to maintain the continuity of the family line

Definitions

  1. to maintain the continuity of the family line

Ancestry of “nối dòng”, step by step

nối dòng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

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

via Vietnamese nói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenóito speak, to talk, to say, to tell
2Chinese
Every word from Proto-Vietic tətEvery word from Vietnamese đấtEvery word from Vietnamese đồng
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