Where does “chài” come from?

chài (Sapa) comes from Proto-Tai ʑaːjᴬ — eaves; male; man; male.

chài (Sapa): older brother

Definitions

  1. older brother

Ancestry of “chài”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiʑaːjᴬeaves; male; man; male
Every word from Proto-Tai ʑaːjᴬ
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