Where does “đơn chiếc” come from?

đơn chiếc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chiếc, from Chinese 隻, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-tek — one.

đơn chiếc (Vietnamese): solitary; lonely

Definitions

  1. solitary; lonely

Ancestry of “đơn chiếc”, step by step

đơn chiếc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chiếc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechiếc—
2Chinese隻—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kV-tekone

via Vietnamese đơn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđơnapplication, petition, request; alone, only
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɗuənwide hat of straw
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-tek →Every word from Chinese 隻 →Every word from Vietnamese chiếc →