Where does “nhảy dù” come from?

nhảy dù (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhảy, from Proto-Vietic ʄas.

nhảy dù (Vietnamese): to parachute, to drop by parachute

Definitions

  1. to parachute, to drop by parachute

Ancestry of “nhảy dù”, step by step

nhảy dù traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhảy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhảyto jump, to leap, to dive; to hop; to dance
2Proto-Vieticʄas—

via Vietnamese dù

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