Origins of Dha

PUFF · 18th May 2006, 11:18 AM

IMHO, they shared the same root, Chinese Dao.

Andrew · 18th May 2006, 08:00 PM

lol. I missed that reference in Elgood, Ariel. Are you running out of reading material yet? How's the foot?

I think the similarity in names is coincidental. I agree with PUFF that some forms of dha/daab descend from Chinese dao, and will add that a compelling argument can be made that some are closely related to Naga and Kachin weapons (sword dao) of far northeast India, Assam and Burma.

18th May 2006, 11:18 AM	#1
PUFF Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 30 miles north of Bangkok, 20 miles south of Ayuthaya, Thailand Posts: 224	IMHO, they shared the same root, Chinese Dao.

18th May 2006, 08:00 PM	#2
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	lol. I missed that reference in Elgood, Ariel. Are you running out of reading material yet? How's the foot? I think the similarity in names is coincidental. I agree with PUFF that some forms of dha/daab descend from Chinese dao, and will add that a compelling argument can be made that some are closely related to Naga and Kachin weapons (sword dao) of far northeast India, Assam and Burma.