Where does “đội lốt” come from?

đội lốt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đội, from Chinese 隊.

đội lốt (Vietnamese): to disguise oneself (under the cloak of)

Definitions

  1. to disguise oneself (under the cloak of)

Ancestry of “đội lốt”, step by step

đội lốt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đội

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđộiteam; to carry on one's head; to wear, to put on
2Chinese隊—

via Vietnamese lốt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselốtshed or molted skin; slough

Words derived from “đội lốt”

Every word from Chinese 隊 →