Where does “chỉ đường” come from?

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

chỉ đường (Vietnamese): to tell the way; to show the way; to give somebody directions

Definitions

  1. to tell the way; to show the way; to give somebody directions

Ancestry of “chỉ đường”, step by step

chỉ đường traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chí

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

via Vietnamese Đường

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseĐườngrelated to Tang
2Proto-Southwestern Taidaːŋᴬ²road; way
3Middle Chinese唐—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric ciː →Every word from Vietnamese chí →