French chaîne

← French cadène (doublet)

← Middle French chaisne (inherited)

← Old French chaene (inherited)

← Old French chaiene (mention)

← Old French caiene (mention)

← Latin catēna (inherited)

→ Chinook Jargon lashen (borrowed)

→ French cadenas (cognate)

→ French caténaire (mention)

→ French chignon (mention)

→ French chaînon (suffix)

→ French enchaîner (affix)

→ French chaînette (suffix)

→ French déchaîner (confix)

→ French minichaîne (prefix)

→ French chaîner (mention)

→ French cadène (doublet)

→ French catène (doublet)

→ Vietnamese sên (borrowed)