Where does “đội quân” come from?

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

đội quân (Vietnamese): army

Definitions

  1. army

Ancestry of “đội quân”, step by step

đội quân 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 quân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequântroops, army
2Proto-Mon-Khmerwən(ʔ)coiled, to wind, bend; coiled; to wind, bend
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