Where does “Can Chi” come from?

Can Chi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cân, from French calque, from French calquer, from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

Can Chi (Vietnamese): sexagenary cycle

Definitions

  1. sexagenary cycle

Ancestry of “Can Chi”, step by step

Can Chi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecânkilogram; a weighing instrument; a balance,...
2Frenchcalquetracing; calque, loan translation; layer
3Frenchcalquerto model, to imitate, to copy; to trace, to copy...
4EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
5Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
6Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
7Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
8Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via Vietnamese chí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechíwill; spirit; Central Vietnam and Southern...
2Proto-Bahnaricciːhead louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēderEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ایر
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