Where does “giao cắt” come from?

giao cắt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cắt, from Vietnamese báo, from Chinese 豹, from Chinese 駁, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *prawk — to be speckled, variegated, spotted.

giao cắt (Vietnamese): to cross each other; to intersect

Definitions

  1. to cross each other; to intersect

Ancestry of “giao cắt”, step by step

giao cắt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecắtto cut; to intersect; falcon
2Vietnamesebáoa leopard; a spotted panther; a jaguar or a snow...
3Chinese豹—
4Chinese駁—
5Proto-Sino-Tibetan*prawkto be speckled, variegated, spotted

via Vietnamese giáo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiáolance, spear; to teach, to educate; religion
2Middle Chinese交—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *prawk →Every word from Chinese 駁 →Every word from Chinese 豹 →