Where does “khutchin” come from?

khutchin (Zou) comes from Vietnamese chín, from Proto-Vietic ciːnʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer dciinʔ.

khutchin (Zou): fingernail

Definitions

  1. fingernail

Ancestry of “khutchin”, step by step

khutchin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechínnine; well done; ripe
2Proto-Vieticciːnʔcooked; ripe
3Proto-Mon-Khmerdciinʔ—

via Zou khùt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zoukhùt—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer dciinʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic ciːnʔ →Every word from Vietnamese chín →