Where does “chông gai” come from?

chông gai (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gái, from Proto-Vietic t-keː — thorn.

chông gai (Vietnamese): difficulty; obstacle

Definitions

  1. difficulty; obstacle

Ancestry of “chông gai”, step by step

chông gai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegáigirls and women; whores; female
2Proto-Vietict-keːthorn

via Vietnamese chông

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechônga spike
Every word from Proto-Vietic t-keː →Every word from Vietnamese gái →