Where does “cai đội” come from?

cai đội (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đội, from Chinese 隊.

cai đội (Vietnamese): Captain; a military officer title (4th rank) during Nguyễn lords' period, above and below

Definitions

  1. Captain; a military officer title (4th rank) during Nguyễn lords' period, above and below

Ancestry of “cai đội”, step by step

cai đội traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đội

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđộiteam; to carry on one's head; to wear, to put on
2Chinese隊—

via Vietnamese cái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecáia thing; a whatsit; the solid bits of a broth;...
2Proto-Vietic-keːʔwoman, female
Every word from Chinese 隊 →