Where does “lính phòng không” come from?
lính phòng không (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lính, from Chinese 靈.
lính phòng không (Vietnamese): a soldier who supports an anti-aircraft warfare;...
Definitions
- a soldier who supports an anti-aircraft warfare;...
Ancestry of “lính phòng không”, step by step
lính phòng không traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese lính
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | lính | a soldier; a subordinate, a low-class personnel |
| 2 | Chinese | 靈 | — |
via Vietnamese phòng không
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | phòng không | to take precautions in defence of an air attack... |