Where does “chưởng dinh” come from?

chưởng dinh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chưởng, from Middle Chinese 掌.

chưởng dinh (Vietnamese): Area Command Commandant; a military officer title (1st rank) during Nguyễn lords' period, above

Definitions

  1. Area Command Commandant; a military officer title (1st rank) during Nguyễn lords' period, above

Ancestry of “chưởng dinh”, step by step

chưởng dinh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chưởng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechưởnga move performed by pushing the front of the...
2Middle Chinese掌—

via Vietnamese đinh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđinha nail; a share of fees that a male member is...
2Chinese定—
Every word from Middle Chinese 掌 →Every word from Vietnamese chưởng →