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Where does “thẳng” come from?

thẳng (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 湯, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r-la(w)ŋ — steam; hot.

thẳng (Vietnamese): straight

Definitions

  1. straight

Ancestry of “thẳng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese湯—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanr-la(w)ŋsteam; hot

Words derived from “thẳng”

  • máy bay lên thẳng
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