English
Lào Cai
Lào Cai comes from Vietnamese Lào Cai, and goes back to Chinese 老街 ‘old town, historic district’.
- Chinesemodern老街‘old town, historic district’
- VietnamesemodernLào Cai
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Chinesemodern老街‘old town, historic district’
- VietnamesemodernLào Cai
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Chinese 老街
Today it means
name A province of Vietnam.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Chinese 老街 / Lào Cai