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Where does “chiến” come from?

chiến (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 戰, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dar ~ d(u/i)r.

chiến (Vietnamese): a war, fight; to face something head-on; relating...

Definitions

  1. a war, fight; to face something head-on; relating...

Ancestry of “chiến”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese戰—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*dar ~ d(u/i)r—

Words derived from “chiến”

  • tàu chiến
  • cuộc chiến
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