Where does “chấy” come from?

chấy (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ciːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ — louse.

chấy (Vietnamese): a head louse; to fry and ground

Definitions

  1. a head louse; to fry and ground

Ancestry of “chấy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticciːʔhead louse
2Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ciːʔ →
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