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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseháito pluck a plant or piece of fruit for later...
2EnglishHia short form of Hiram
3EnglishhighElevated, extending above a base or average...
4Middle Englishheighhigh; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form...
5Old Englishhēahhigh, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,...
6Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
7Proto-West Germanichaimhome
8Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Khiamniungan Naga chāi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khiamniungan NagachāiTo propose, request to put forward a plan or suggestion for consideration by others

via Khiamniungan Naga tsíe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khiamniungan Nagatsíesell. To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-
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