Where does “vóc dáng” come from?

vóc dáng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đáng, from Proto-Vietic taŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₂aŋ — bitter.

vóc dáng (Vietnamese): stature (of a person); build; figure

Definitions

  1. stature (of a person); build; figure

Ancestry of “vóc dáng”, step by step

vóc dáng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđángworthy, worth; to deserve, to merit
2Proto-Vietictaŋʔbitter
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkt₂aŋbitter

via Vietnamese vóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevócheight; stature
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kt₂aŋ →Every word from Proto-Vietic taŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese đáng →