Where does “nghề” come from?

nghề (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 狻猊, from Chinese 龍生九子 — {{w|Nine sons of the dragon}}.

nghề (Vietnamese): trade; profession

Definitions

  1. trade; profession

Ancestry of “nghề”, step by step

nghề traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 狻猊

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese狻猊lion; mythological creature which is said to be a...
2Chinese龍生九子{{w|Nine sons of the dragon}}

via Proto-Vietic ŋɛː

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticŋɛː—

via Proto-Vietic ŋɛːlʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticŋɛːlʔturmeric

Words derived from “nghề”

Every word from Chinese 龍生九子 →Every word from Chinese 狻猊 →