Where does “chāitsíehái” come from?
chāitsíehái (Khiamniungan Naga) comes from Vietnamese hái, from English Hi, from English high, from Middle English heigh, from Old English hēah, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz — to be lying down; to settle.
chāitsíehái (Khiamniungan Naga): shopkeeperA trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door
Definitions
- shopkeeperA trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door
Ancestry of “chāitsíehái”, step by step
chāitsíehái traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese hái
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | hái | to pluck a plant or piece of fruit for later... |
| 2 | English | Hi | a short form of Hiram |
| 3 | English | high | Elevated, extending above a base or average... |
| 4 | Middle English | heigh | high; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form... |
| 5 | Old English | hēah | high, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,... |
| 6 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Khiamniungan Naga chāi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khiamniungan Naga | chāi | To propose, request to put forward a plan or suggestion for consideration by others |
via Khiamniungan Naga tsíe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khiamniungan Naga | tsíe | sell. To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money |