Where does “giống cái” come from?

giống cái (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giống, from Proto-Vietic k-coːŋʔ, from Old Chinese 種.

giống cái (Vietnamese): the feminine gender; feminine

Definitions

  1. the feminine gender; feminine

Ancestry of “giống cái”, step by step

giống cái traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiốnga human race; a breed; a cultivar
2Proto-Vietick-coːŋʔseed
3Old Chinese種—

via Vietnamese cái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecáia thing; a whatsit; the solid bits of a broth;...
2Proto-Vietic-keːʔwoman, female
Every word from Old Chinese 種 →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-coːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese giống →