Where does “thạch dừa” come from?

thạch dừa (Vietnamese) comes from Middle English thach, from Old English þæc, from Proto-West Germanic þak, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

thạch dừa (Vietnamese): nata de coco

Definitions

  1. nata de coco

Ancestry of “thạch dừa”, step by step

thạch dừa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English thach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthach
2Old Englishþæcroof; thatch
3Proto-West Germanicþakroof, cover
4Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Vietnamese dừa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedừacoconut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg-Every word from Proto-Germanic þakąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic þak