Where does “chanh dây” come from?

chanh dây (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chánh, from Vietnamese chí, from Proto-Bahnaric ciː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ — louse.

chanh dây (Vietnamese): passion fruit

Definitions

  1. passion fruit

Ancestry of “chanh dây”, step by step

chanh dây traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chánh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechánhchief; head; head; chief; Alternative form of...
2Vietnamesechíwill; spirit; Central Vietnam and Southern...
3Proto-Bahnaricciːhead louse
4Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse

via Vietnamese dây

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedâyrope; cord; wire; string
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric ciː →Every word from Vietnamese chí →