Where does “dây chuyền” come from?

dây chuyền (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chuyền, from Middle Chinese 傳.

dây chuyền (Vietnamese): line (e.g. assembly line, production line); chain

Definitions

  1. line (e.g. assembly line, production line); chain

Ancestry of “dây chuyền”, step by step

dây chuyền traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chuyền

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechuyềnto pass to, usually by tossing, throwing,...
2Middle Chinese傳—

via Vietnamese dây

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedâyrope; cord; wire; string
Every word from Middle Chinese 傳 →Every word from Vietnamese chuyền →