Where does “cái” come from?
cái (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic -keːʔ — woman, female.
cái (Vietnamese): a thing; a whatsit; the solid bits of a broth;...
Definitions
- a thing; a whatsit; the solid bits of a broth;...
Ancestry of “cái”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Vietic | -keːʔ | woman, female |