Where does “rạng đông” come from?

rạng đông (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đồng, from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

rạng đông (Vietnamese): dawn; daybreak

Definitions

  1. dawn; daybreak

Ancestry of “rạng đông”, step by step

rạng đông traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

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

via Vietnamese răng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserăngtooth; why
2Proto-Vietick-saŋ—
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →Every word from Vietnamese đồng →