Where does “lều tranh” come from?

lều tranh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tranh, from Chinese 爭.

lều tranh (Vietnamese): a thatched hut

Definitions

  1. a thatched hut

Ancestry of “lều tranh”, step by step

lều tranh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tranh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetranhpainting, picture; to compete, to fight for
2Chinese爭—

via Vietnamese lều

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselềua hut
Every word from Chinese 爭 →Every word from Vietnamese tranh →
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