Where does “tai nghe” come from?

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

tai nghe (Vietnamese): earphone; headphones

Definitions

  1. earphone; headphones

Ancestry of “tai nghe”, step by step

tai nghe 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 tại

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetạiat; in; on; because of; due to; because
2Chinese在—
Every word from Chinese 龍生九子 →Every word from Chinese 狻猊 →Every word from Vietnamese nghề →