Where does “thói tật” come from?
thói tật (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thối, from Proto-Chamic *ʔadhɛ̃y, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih, from Proto-Austronesian daqiS — forehead.
thói tật (Vietnamese): vice, bad habit
Definitions
- vice, bad habit
Ancestry of “thói tật”, step by step
thói tật traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese thối
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thối | rotten; fetid, putrid, stinking, foul-smelling;... |
| 2 | Proto-Chamic | *ʔadhɛ̃y | forehead |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | daqih | forehead |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | daqiS | forehead |
via Vietnamese tật
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tật | a disease; an illness |