Where does “nón quai thao” come from?

nón quai thao (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nón, from Proto-Vietic k-nɔːn, from Proto-Vietic kɔːn, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kuun — child.

nón quai thao (Vietnamese): a type of broad, flat traditional hat for women

Definitions

  1. a type of broad, flat traditional hat for women

Ancestry of “nón quai thao”, step by step

nón quai thao traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesenónAsian conical hat; hat; cap; helmet
2Proto-Vietick-nɔːn—
3Proto-Vietickɔːnchild
4Proto-Mon-Khmerkuunchild

via Vietnamese thảo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethảograsses and herbs; to write, to draft; to be...
2Chinese草—
3Japanese草grass; a weed; a herb
4Middle Chinese草—

via Vietnamese quai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequaistrap
2Chinese怪—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kuun →Every word from Proto-Vietic kɔːn →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-nɔːn →