Where does “than gỗ” come from?

than gỗ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thân, from Chinese 炭, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tal — charcoal; dust; ashes.

than gỗ (Vietnamese): charcoal

Definitions

  1. charcoal

Ancestry of “than gỗ”, step by step

than gỗ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethânclose or even best; relative; pro-
2Chinese炭coal
3Proto-Sino-Tibetantalcharcoal; dust; ashes

via Vietnamese gò

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegòmound, knoll; to bend, to curve
2Proto-Mon-Khmertkɔɔʔisland
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tal →Every word from Chinese 炭 →Every word from Vietnamese thân →