Where does “chị gái” come from?

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

chị gái (Vietnamese): elder sister

Definitions

  1. elder sister

Ancestry of “chị gái”, step by step

chị gái 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 gái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegáigirls and women; whores; female
2Proto-Vietict-keːthorn
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric ciː →Every word from Vietnamese chí →