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English summary on page 50 as follows: Before the invasion by the Han feudalists, one language dominantly prevailed over our country. Nhat Nam ethnics (whose descendants are present Cham H're), along with Giao Chi, Cuu Chan and Hop Pho people. shared a common language which was basically homogeneous. Basing on Tay Cham H're linguistic data to trace the etymology and semantic origin of the word « Lac », one may say that « Lac » means « ploughing ». By defining as such, all compound nouns with «Lac» can be explained satisfactorily, like : -- Lac Viet: Vietnamese cultivating the field by draught force. -- Lac Dien: the field cultivated by draught force. -- Lac Dan : land tiller -- Lac Vuong, Lac hau, Lac Tuong: the King, Marquis, General of the land tillers. Archaeologyhas discovered the bronze shares of Dongsonian culture and proved the cultivation of wet rice by draught force. From these productive activities the word « Lac » had become a family name and other appellations.
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