Where does “cài đặt” come from?
cài đặt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đặt, from Proto-Vietic dac ~ tac.
cài đặt (Vietnamese): to install
Ancestry of “cài đặt”, step by step
cài đặt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese đặt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đặt | to place; to put; to lay; to commission; to order |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | dac ~ tac | — |
via Vietnamese cái
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | cái | a thing; a whatsit; the solid bits of a broth;... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | -keːʔ | woman, female |