Where does “chanh muối” come from?

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

chanh muối (Vietnamese): a salted, pickled lime or lemon

Definitions

  1. a salted, pickled lime or lemon

Ancestry of “chanh muối”, step by step

chanh muối 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 muối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemuốisalt; to pickle; pickled
2Proto-Vieticɓɔːjʔsalt
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric ciː →Every word from Vietnamese chí →