Where does “cải thìa” come from?

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

cải thìa (Vietnamese): bok choy

Definitions

  1. bok choy

Ancestry of “cải thìa”, step by step

cải thìa 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 thìa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethìaspoon
Every word from Proto-Vietic -keːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese cái →