Where does “âm tiết” come from?

âm tiết (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 節, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsik — joint, section.

âm tiết (Vietnamese): syllable

Definitions

  1. syllable

Ancestry of “âm tiết”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese節—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetantsikjoint, section
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsik →Every word from Chinese 節 →