Where does “áng chừng” come from?

áng chừng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chúng, from Chinese 症, from Chinese 證.

áng chừng (Vietnamese): to estimate

Definitions

  1. to estimate

Ancestry of “áng chừng”, step by step

áng chừng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chúng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechúng"pluralizing particle for pronouns"; they; them;...
2Chinese
3Chinese

via Vietnamese ang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseanga kind of water container; a traditional...
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