Where does “nhà nghề” come from?

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

nhà nghề (Vietnamese): professional

Definitions

  1. professional

Ancestry of “nhà nghề”, step by step

nhà nghề traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nghề

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenghềtrade; profession
2Chinese狻猊lion; mythological creature which is said to be a...
3Chinese龍生九子{{w|Nine sons of the dragon}}

via Vietnamese nhà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhàa house; a home; a dwelling; an immediate family;...
2Proto-Vieticɲaːhouse
Every word from Chinese 龍生九子 →Every word from Chinese 狻猊 →Every word from Vietnamese nghề →