Where does “Giáp xác” come from?

Giáp xác (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 xác (Vietnamese): Crustacea

Definitions

  1. Crustacea

Ancestry of “Giáp xác”, step by step

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