Where does “quai nón” come from?

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

quai nón (Vietnamese): chinstrap of a beard

Definitions

  1. chinstrap of a beard

Ancestry of “quai nón”, step by step

quai nón traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nón

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

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 →