Where does “đá chanh” come from?
đá chanh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chánh, from Vietnamese chí, from Proto-Bahnaric ciː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ — louse.
đá chanh (Vietnamese): limeade
Ancestry of “đá chanh”, step by step
đá chanh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese chánh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chánh | chief; head; head; chief; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Vietnamese | chí | will; spirit; Central Vietnam and Southern... |
| 3 | Proto-Bahnaric | ciː | head louse |
| 4 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ciiʔ | louse |
via Vietnamese đá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đá | rock, stone; ice as used for consumption or... |
| 2 | Chinese | 肚 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | l-tjwa | mouth; beak; food; stomach; mouth, beak, food,... |