Where does “cải bắp” come from?

cải bắp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cái, from Proto-Vietic -keːʔ — woman, female.

cải bắp (Vietnamese): cabbage

Definitions

  1. cabbage

Ancestry of “cải bắp”, step by step

cải bắp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecáia thing; a whatsit; the solid bits of a broth;...
2Proto-Vietic-keːʔwoman, female

via Vietnamese bắp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebắpblossom, inflorescence
Every word from Proto-Vietic -keːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese cái →