Where does “Giáp” come from?

Giáp (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 甲, from Dutch akker, from Middle Dutch acker, from Old Dutch akker, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

Giáp (Vietnamese): the first heavenly stem

Definitions

  1. the first heavenly stem

Ancestry of “Giáp”, step by step

Giáp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 甲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese甲—
2Dutchakkeragricultural field
3Middle Dutchackerfield; acre
4Old Dutchakker—
5Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

via Middle Chinese 甲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese甲—

Words derived from “Giáp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Germanic akraz →Every word from Old Dutch akker →