Where does “tranh cãi” come from?

tranh cãi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tranh, from Chinese 爭.

tranh cãi (Vietnamese): to argue; to dispute; to debate

Definitions

  1. to argue; to dispute; to debate

Ancestry of “tranh cãi”, step by step

tranh cãi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tranh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetranhpainting, picture; to compete, to fight for
2Chinese爭—

via Vietnamese cái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecáia thing; a whatsit; the solid bits of a broth;...
2Proto-Vietic-keːʔwoman, female
Every word from Chinese 爭 →Every word from Vietnamese tranh →