Where does “úa tàn” come from?

úa tàn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tàn, from Chinese 秦.

úa tàn (Vietnamese): to wither; to wilt

Definitions

  1. to wither; to wilt

Ancestry of “úa tàn”, step by step

úa tàn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tàn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetànashes; remains; residue; to fade; to wither; to...
2Chinese秦—

via Vietnamese úa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseúasear, withered; to wither
Every word from Chinese 秦 →Every word from Vietnamese tàn →