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

thẳng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 湯

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

via Proto-Vietic k-raːŋʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-raːŋʔ—

via Chinese 升

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese升—

Words derived from “thẳng”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r-la(w)ŋ →Every word from Chinese 湯 →