Where does “chiến hạm” come from?
chiến hạm (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 戰, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dar ~ d(u/i)r.
chiến hạm (Vietnamese): a battleship
Definitions
- a battleship
Ancestry of “chiến hạm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 戰 | — |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *dar ~ d(u/i)r | — |