Where does “thối” come from?

thối (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Chamic *ʔadhɛ̃y, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih, from Proto-Austronesian daqiS — forehead.

thối (Vietnamese): rotten; fetid, putrid, stinking, foul-smelling;...

Definitions

  1. rotten; fetid, putrid, stinking, foul-smelling;...

Ancestry of “thối”, step by step

thối traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Chamic *ʔadhɛ̃y

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*ʔadhɛ̃yforehead
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqihforehead
3Proto-AustronesiandaqiSforehead

via Proto-Vietic tʰuːlʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietictʰuːlʔrotten

via Middle Chinese 時

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese時—

Words derived from “thối”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih →Every word from Proto-Chamic *ʔadhɛ̃y →