Where does “trao đổi” come from?

trao đổi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trào, from Middle Chinese 交.

trao đổi (Vietnamese): to exchange; to swap; to interchange

Definitions

  1. to exchange; to swap; to interchange

Ancestry of “trao đổi”, step by step

trao đổi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trào

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetràoto overflow, to brim over
2Middle Chinese交—

via Vietnamese đổi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđổito change; to exchange; to barter

Words derived from “trao đổi”

Every word from Middle Chinese 交 →
trao đổi — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer