Where does “chánh” come from?

chánh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chí, from Proto-Bahnaric ciː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ — louse.

chánh (Vietnamese): chief; head; head; chief; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. chief; head; head; chief; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “chánh”, step by step

chánh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechíwill; spirit; Central Vietnam and Southern...
2Proto-Bahnaricciːhead louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse

via Vietnamese ảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseảnhimage; reflection; photograph; picture; he; him
2Proto-Vieticʔɛːŋelder brother

via Middle Chinese 正

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese正—

Words derived from “chánh”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric ciː →Every word from Vietnamese chí →