Where does “chiếc” come from?

chiếc (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 隻, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-tek — one.

Ancestry of “chiếc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese隻—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kV-tekone

Words derived from “chiếc”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-tek →Every word from Chinese 隻 →
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