Where does “cặp” come from?

cặp (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Tai ɡapᴰ, from Middle Chinese 狹.

cặp (Vietnamese): pair, duo, couple; wooden satchel used to hold...

Definitions

  1. pair, duo, couple; wooden satchel used to hold...

Ancestry of “cặp”, step by step

cặp traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Tai ɡapᴰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiɡapᴰclose; tight; narrow
2Middle Chinese狹—

via Chinese 笈

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese笈—
2Japanese負うto bear, to carry on one's back

via Proto-Austroasiatic *gapʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austroasiatic*gapʔ—

Words derived from “cặp”

Every word from Middle Chinese 狹 →Every word from Proto-Tai ɡapᴰ →