Where does “nồi đất” come from?

nồi đất (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

nồi đất (Vietnamese): earthen pot

Definitions

  1. earthen pot

Ancestry of “nồi đất”, step by step

nồi đất traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
2Proto-Vietictət—

via Vietnamese nói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenóito speak, to talk, to say, to tell
2Chinese內—
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →
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