Where does “chất khí” come from?

chất khí (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khí, from Proto-Vietic kʰih.

chất khí (Vietnamese): gas

Definitions

  1. gas

Ancestry of “chất khí”, step by step

chất khí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesekhíClipping of không khí; gas; chi
2Proto-Vietickʰih—

via Vietnamese chất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechấtsubstance; quality; cool; awesome
Every word from Proto-Vietic kʰih →Every word from Vietnamese khí →