Where does “giáo hạt” come from?

giáo hạt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giáo, from Middle Chinese 交.

giáo hạt (Vietnamese): deanery

Definitions

  1. deanery

Ancestry of “giáo hạt”, step by step

giáo hạt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giáo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiáolance, spear; to teach, to educate; religion
2Middle Chinese交—

via Vietnamese hạt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehạta small hard piece; a seed, a grain, a nut, etc;...
2Chinese核—
Every word from Middle Chinese 交 →Every word from Vietnamese giáo →